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