Poetry
Narrative
Persuasive texts
Film techniques
Techniques in practice #1
Techniques in practice #2
100

The beat of the poem.

Rhythm
100

Central idea or message that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature

Theme

100

To restate a word or phrase again and again for emphasis.

Repetition

100

What shot type is used when a subject's face is fully in the frame?


Close-up shot

100

The flaming hot cheetos were so hot, my tongue turned to ashes.  

Hyperbole

100

She walked in the room like a supermodel on a catwalk.

Simile

200

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Personification

200

The type of perspective in which the narrator uses pronouns such as, "he", "she", "they" etc.

Third person

200

A question that doesn’t need to be answered because the answer is made obvious.

Rhetorical question

200

When the camera moves from left to right on a stationary axis.

Panning shot

200

The whistle of the kettle awoke her from her daydream.

Onomatopoeia

200

He pleaded for her forgiveness but Janet’s heart was ice.

Metaphor

300

The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry.

Assonance

300

The most dramatic part of a story.

The climax

300

The use of words such as ‘we’ or ‘our’ to create the impression that the speaker and the audience are on the same side of the issue.

Inclusive language

300

A shot type often used to establish the scene or general location. Any subjects in the frame are small and unrecognisable.


Extreme long-shot



300

Hey y'all, ya wanna go to Maccas?

Colloquial language

300

Phyllis was a famous photographer from Philadelphia.

Alliteration

400

The picture that forms in our heads due to vivid description, concrete nouns, and powerful verbs - also appeals to one or more of our five senses.

Imagery

400

This term describes the way authors create characters and make them believable by giving them distinct characteristics. Characters can be described as being rounded or flat.

Characterisation

400

When you tell a story from your own life to make a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. 

Analogy

400

When the camera is lower than a subject and 'looks up' at it, what angle is this?


Low-angle shot

400

Her voice was music to his ears.

Metaphor

400

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

Sarcasm

500

What technique describes the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next?

Enjambment

500

This technique is used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory.

Flashback

500

Speakers think carefully about the words and phrases they use. They choose particular words that have a certain idea or feeling associated with them. What technique is this referring to?

Connotations

500

What type of camera is often used to create 'shaky' footage that creates a sense of realism? (Often used in documentary films)

Hand-held camera

500

Hear the mellow wedding bells...

Assonance

500

The seven silvery seahorses floated through the sea.

(*N.b. Alliteration not accepted for this question, even though it is technically correct!)

Sibilance

600

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Allusion

600

When a writer suggests events or outcomes that will happen later in the story, using either characters or objects within the story.

Foreshadowing

600

A trite, overused phrase. Writers are often discouraged from using these but they can be an effective and simple way to convey ideas to an audience.

Cliche

600

Sound that originates from within the video or film's world is called?

Diegetic sound

600

This is the beginning of the end.

Paradox

600

The restaurant was very busy, and the kitchens were organized chaos

Oxymoron

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