His skin was as smooth as a baby’s bum.” “Her eyes are bright diamonds.” These quotes are examples of what technique/s?
Simile and a metaphor
100
"Do you need a holiday? Has it been too long?" is an example of which technique used in advertising?
Rhetorical questions.
100
What is the purpose of an advertisement?
To sell a product and/or raise awareness to an issue.
100
Explain the difference between "Their", "There" and "They're"
Their = shows possession over an item.
There = indicates a place
They're = contraction of 'they' + 'are'
100
Who is the director of Wall-E?
Andrew Stanton
200
Come up with three similes and turn one into a metaphor.
Answer to be determined by the teacher.
200
Salience is what?
The most prominent feature of an image - what you notice first.
200
Name three types of poems.
Haiku, Lymericks, Sonnets, Free Verse, etc.
200
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant at the beginning of words in a sentence.
200
Who is the 45th President of the United States?
Donald Trump.
300
Explain the difference between a simile, a metaphor, and personification.
Simile: compares two things using 'like, as, OR than'
Metaphor: says one thing is another
Personification: giving human qualities to objects
300
What is juxtaposition?
The placing of two images/objects side-by-side to draw attention to and highight the contrast (differences) of each image.
E.G. Black and white next to each other.
300
How is an essay structured?
With an introduction, body, and conclusion.
300
The three most common purposes of texts are to;
Inform, persude and/or entertain.
300
What is the ANTONYM of the word SYNONYM?
Antonym
400
Define colloquial language. Provide the purpose for colloquial language and give 2 examples.
Colloquial language is the informal language we use in our everyday life and conversations. It is often used as we draw the person into a familiar/comfortable conversation. "I can't wait to get a sausage sanga from Bunnings!"
400
Explain why composers use "you" (a second person pronoun) in their advertisements.
When the advertisement directly talks/involves the audience by using the word "you" it creates personal engagement and directly draws the audience into the ad increasing the chance to purchase something.
400
Explain the structure of a narrative.
A narrative has a beginning, middle and an end.
They sometimes always have a 'Coda' which is a moral ending that teaches us a story.
400
Come up with three other homophones.
You're/your
It's/its
Dear/Deer
Dye/Die,
etc.
Answer to be determined by the teacher.
400
Which is the only planet that rotates clockwise?
Venus!
500
Name 6 language techniques that have not been covered so far.
Descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs), colloquial language, alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, rhyme.
500
Name 5 other visual techniques that have not been discussed yet.
Colour symbolism, imperatives (demanding the audience do something), the use of facts and statistics to persuade, contrast, symbolism, etc.
500
Name 4 text types we have written this year.
Speech, exposition (essay), script, narrative, etc.
500
Explain what an 'allegory' is.
An allegory is a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
500
"Rwy'n dy garu di" means "I love you" in which language?