Characterisation
Characters that are not well developed, and are often two dimensional
Minor characters
The name for the type of physical setting a classroom is
Interior setting
What are symbols?
A symbol is something that stands for something else, often used to represent an abstract idea
What is theme?
It what the story is about and is the message, lesson, or moral of the story.
The type of engineering management strategy that involves building artificial structures to protect the coast
Hard engineering
Is the central character in a narrative, and is developed in the most detail
Protagonists
The name for the type of physical setting the school yard is
Exterior setting
What is symbolism?
Symbolism simply means that something is being used to convey meaning associated with something else
What are two common or broad themes?
Love, loneliness, revenge, good vs. evil, redemption, coming of age, death, identity and self-discovery, power and corruption, survival, prejudice, individual vs society, war, courage and perseverance or something similar
What is a sea wall?
Concrete walls that are placed at the foot of a cliff to prevent erosion. They are curved to reflect the energy back into the sea
A characters emotional world
Inner world
The type of setting that is timeless and can occur anywhere at any time
Backdrop setting
What does the colour red commonly symbolise? Give examples
Blood, passion, romance, love, danger, chaos or immoral character
What are the 6 common or broad themes?
Good vs. evil, love, redemption, courage and perseverance, coming of age and revenge
The type of engineering management strategy that involves working with nature to take back areas, and is a more sustainable and natural approach
Soft engineering
A characters outer traits, what other people say/allude to/think about them
Outer world
The type of setting where the time and place are important or essential to the story and its plot
Integral setting
What is Floriography?
The 'language of flowers'
Name one of the examples of the type of theme based on a specific idea?
'Human behaviour is the product of upbringing and experience’
‘Having patience is always beneficial’
What is the name of soft engineering management strategy where sediment is redistributed from the lower part of the beach to the upper part of the beach
Reprofiling
What does the acronym 'S.T.E.A.L.' stand for?
Speech, Thoughts, Effects, Actions and Looks
Items that reveal valuable information about the society that made or used it, and are specific to a time and place. An example is the use of face masks to place an event during the current pandemic. What type of artefact is it?
Cultural artefacts
What are the 5 ways symbolism is used in writing?
To
- add emotion
- add imagery
- connect themes
- define characters
- conceal darker meanings
List at least two of the themes from the short story, "The Story of an Hour".
Freedom, repression, battle between freedom and repression, marriage and its inherent oppressiveness, the forbidden joy of independence, time and/or identity
What are the two contrasting approaches to coastal management?
The two approaches are
- Hold the line and retreating the line (managed retreat)