Language Techniques
What am I?
I compare two things by putting them almost next to each other. I am not an oxymoron, I am NEVER that vague. I like to show how different things could be.
Juxtaposition
Identify the 5 key aspects of a tragic hero.
Fatal Flaw
Born into a position of power (either by gender or class)
Well-regarded by their community
Ruled by desires
Peripeteia.
What is a red herring?
A false clue
What are the three parts of the Aristotelian Triad?
Logos, Pathos, Ethos.
Define Revolution.
The acting of pushing against the society that has already been cemented.
What am I?
Everyone knows me. I'm used everyday. But wha'cha going to be about it! Ever'one loves me.
Colloquial Language
In the beginning of 'A View From the Bridge' Eddie recounts the story of a boy who is beaten almost to death because of snitching - who was he?
Vinny Balzoni
Define intuition.
The ability to understand without conscious knowledge or thought.
What the technique for the quotation below:
"I am the master for my fate
I am the captain of my soul"
Anaphora
What are the four aspects of a flashback?
Sensory Trigger
Falling back into the memory
The memory
The realisation (coming out of the memory)
What am I?
I have three types. I love me first, but many use the third. My second type is hard to follow and no English Teacher would EVER recommend using that version of me.
Narrative Perspective
What are the two metaphorical animals that the cousins are compared to?
Marco - Bull
Rodolpho - Canary
What autobiographical text showed the influence of opium on the upperclass?
The diary of an opium-eater
What is an Aptronym?
A name that tells us something about the person with that name.
Name three of the revolutions that we looked at in the Autumn Term
Chinese Cultural Revolution
American Revolution (independence)
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Haitian Revolution
What am I?
I set the mood. The Victorian's loved me to drop a quick hint about the setting. Sometimes I am dark, sometimes light. Some people think I'm full of hot air. But I don't care weather you think that or not.
Pathetic Fallacy
Provide 4 pieces of evidence that prove that 'A View From the Bridge' is tragedy.
Tragic Hero - Eddie
Death of Tragic Hero - Eddie's death
Catharsis - Eddie's death and the reputations of Beatrice and Catherine
Moral Message - Settle for half
Greek Chorus - Alfieri
List three forms of punishment in the Victorian system (use there technical names)
Transportation
Treadmill
Fibre Pulling
Short personal story
What is the difference between a semantic field and a motif?
A semantic field refers to a group of words centered around a key concept, whereas a motif is a central image or object that is repeated for effect.
What technique am I?
I have three types. Playwrights love me. Hypocrites hate me. I often say one thing but mean another.
Irony
Define Peripeteia.
The turning point in a tragic hero's journey, where everything is now going against him.
How does Doyle present Neville St. Clair's wife as innocent and godly?
The use of light in her presentation
What are the 3 ways that you could start a piece of rhetoric.
Imagine a world...
Start with a rhetorical question
Hyperbolic opening
What is the technical term for a flashback?
Analepsis