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: "The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend."
What is irony?
300
A tale or story used by composers 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 conversational transactions of and between actors that reveal the plot.
What is dialogue?
300
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: small giant, cruel kindness.
What is an oxymoron?
400
The use of words such as "I, we, ours and us" to create a sense of commonality between composer and responder.
What is inclusive language?
400
The mood or atmosphere of a piece of writing.
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: He is rather large/He is a fat pig.
What is a euphemism?
500
The ability to use argument, reason, strategy and language to influence someone's thinking.
What is persuasion?
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
Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect (e.g., "I’ve told you a million times").