Poetic Techniques
What technique is this?
She is as strong as a lion.
Simile
What is a midshot?
Shows a person from the waist up.
Do poems have to rhyme?
no
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction? Explain using examples.
Fiction is made up, e.g., a novel.
Non-fiction is about real events, people, things. E.g., a biography or textbook.
A famous Beatles song goes "Here comes the ..."
Sun
What technique is this?
All ants are awesome!
Alliteration
Why do directors use close up shots? What do they convey? (Two answers!)
They can better show emotion througb facial expression.
They convey a feeling of proximity and intimacy between subject and audience.
What do you call a person who writes poems?
Poet
What is multimodality? Provide an example of what a multimodal text might look like.
Combining different modes (= ways of communicating meaning). E.g., spoken and written text, images, sounds, music)
What city did the Beatles originally form in?
Liverpool
What technique is this?
He is a star!
Metaphor
What is the effect of a high angle?
Make the subject look smaller, more vulnerable.
What do you call the "paragraphs" in a poem?
Stanza
What is intertextuality?
When one text includes elements such as characters or events from another text.
What is the name of the album that features the members of the band crossing a road?
Abbey Road
What technique is this?
My bag weighs a tonne!
Hyperbole
Outline how and why films may use a non linear narrative structure.
Show events in order that is not chronological. Can help with character development or audience engagement.
What is the name for a stanza consisting of four lines?
Quatrain
Explain the purpose of each of these types of texts:
Discursive
Imaginative
Persuasive
Analytical
Discursive = entertaining and educational
Imaginative = entertaining
Persuasive = change someone else's opinion
Analytical = explain another text or phenomenon
What was the name of the Beatles’ fan frenzy in the 1960s?
Beatlemania
What technique is this?
They crouch like shoulders, naked and whipped
personification
What is the name given to the first shot in a movie?
Establishing shot
What poem is this line from?
Out of the torn earth’s mouth
comes the old cry of praise.
Flametree in a Quarry
Explain how contemporary possibilities can shape texts.
Combine different modes (multimodality)
Use modern technology such as digital or social media
Be interactive (using or requiring user input)
Challenge traditional roles of how composers and audiences create meaning
Give a voice to previously unheard or marginalised voices
The Beatles had their first success when they lived and worked in the hometown of Mr Edelmann. What's the name of this city?
Hamburg