English Flashcards

(7 cards)

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What are the DAFOREST methods?

A

Direct address
Alliteration
Facts
Opinion
Rhetoric/rhetorical question
Emotive language
Statistics
Triple

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What is writers purpose?

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The reason or goal they have for writing a particular piece of text.

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Text types for travel writing ?

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newspaper articles,essays,journals,blogs and autobiographies.

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4
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Name some descriptive methods ?

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personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
simile
sibilance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Repetition
Dialect
Emotive language
Pathetic fallacy

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5
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What is the plot of mice and men ?

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During the Great Depression in California, two migrant men - George and Lennie are on there way from Soledad to another state and share a dream of owning land together - al shown in this novella.

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Who are the main characters in mice + men ?

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Lennie
George
Curleys wife
The boss
Curley
Crooks
Candy
Slim

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What are the themes of the novella mice and men ?

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Dreams,loneliness and companionship

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