gcse english lang

Cards (38)

  • Noun: a person, place, thing idea
  • Verb: an action or Hate
  • Modal verb expresses necessity or possibily
  • imperative gies an order or command
  • adverb, adjective, adverb or phrase
  • contains one clause with a subject and verb
  • Compound sentence: contains hivo independent causes that are related and joined with a conjunction
  • Complex sentence: contains one or more subordinate cause
  • Impact sentence or Fragment: contains three or less words
  • Repetition: a word or phrase that is used more than once
  • Triple: three adjectives or phrases used to describe something
  • Adjective: describes a noun
  • Pronoun: used in place of a noun
  • juxtaposition: two things placed together to highlight the contrast between them
  • superlative: an adjective showing the highest quality or degree
  • Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  • Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
  • Listing: a number of connected items written one after the other to emphasise a particular quality
  • Unks between paragraphs: a recurring idea, character or object in two or more paragraphs to foreground the importance
  • Metaphor: direct comparison of two things without using like' or 'as
  • Shits in focus: the change of focus in or between paragraphs
  • Simile: comparing two things using like' or 'as
  • Zooming in and out: the narrowing or widening of the narrative focus.
  • Personification: the giving of human characteristics to a non-human objed
  • Chronological structure: arranged in the order of time
  • Semantic field: the use of a group of words that all link to the same topic
  • Hyperbole: exaggeration that should not be taken literally
  • Imagery: vivid description of a particular scene
  • Auditory Imagery: vivid description of sounds
  • Exposition: Introduction of background information on characters, events or settings to help anchor the reader
  • Climax: the most intense point in the development of the narrative
  • Tactile imagery: vivid description of physical sensation
  • Olfactory imagery: vivid description of smell
  • Gustatory Imagery: vivid description of taste / flavour
  • Kinesthetis Imarery vivid description of movement or body
  • Narrative voice: 1st / 2nd / 3rd person
  • Direct speech: the speech of a character in *
  • Tense: past, present, future