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Persuasive Language
Poetic Devices
Film Techniques
Parts of Language
Miscellaneous
100
A word or phrase used more than once to reinforce a point. eg: We must try. We must work harder.
What is repetition?
100

A paragraph or verse in a poem.

What is a stanza?

100
The sweeping of the camera to give the viewer information about the setting of a film.
What is panning?
100
A describing word. eg: heavy, robotic, formulaic, dirty.
What is an adjective?
100
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more consecutive words. eg: Kind Kate Kissed Karl.
What is alliteration?
200
A question that is posed by a writer or speaker that does not require an answer. eg: Have you ever wondered?
What is a rhetorical question?
200

The use of descriptive, figurative language that leaves the reader with a picture, or image, of what it being described.

What is imagery?

200
An intimate view, shot or description of a character or object.
What is a close-up?
200
A doing/action word. eg: jog, dance, spin, twirl.
What is a verb?
200

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is actually said or written. eg: Oedipus vows to hunt down and banish the man who brought a curse upon his city, completely unaware that he himself is the culprit. 

What is irony?

300

A tale or story used by writers or speakers to illustrate or introduce a particular point.

What is an anecdote?

300

The comparison of two or more things through the identifying of similarities. eg: Her smile shines like the stars in the night sky.

What is a simile?

300

The conversation between actors that reveal the plot.

What is dialogue?

300

The name of a feeling or emotion- a thing that you can not see. eg: happiness, anxiety, enthusiasm, hatred.

What is an abstract noun?

300

When one word in a phrase contradicts another. eg: 'Deafening silence', 'seriously funny'.

What is an oxymoron?

400

The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of unity between the writer/speaker and reader/audience.

What are inclusive pronouns?

400

 The attitude or feeling that an author, narrator, or character conveys toward a specific subject, setting, or audience.

What is tone?

400
Sound or noise associated with the action of the film including dialogue, a train's whistle, crying.
What is diegetic sound?
400
A word that joins two clauses. eg: but, and.
What is a conjunction?
400

The use of a mild or gentle phrase in place of a more harsh or abrupt one. eg: "Economical with the truth" instead of calling someone a liar or "Senior citizen" instead of calling someone old. 

What is a euphemism?

500

Persuasive language technique used in the following example: "Defenseless, abandoned animals are suffering in silence, waiting for a lifeline". 

What is emotive language?

500

Words that SOUND like the words they are describing. eg: buzz, hiss, crash, zoom.

What is onomatopoeia?

500
All the elements that the responder sees/hears in a particular scene including lighting, costuming, music, props.
What is mise-en-scene?
500
A word that describes a verb. eg: lazily, angrily, selfishly, considerately.
What is an adverb?
500

A deliberate and extreme exaggeration used to emphasise a point, evoke strong emotion, or add dramatic effect or humour. Example: "My legs feel like they are filled with lead bricks, and I could sleep for a thousand years."

What is hyperbole?