English Exam Flashcards
(22 cards)
Order to analyse
poetry
- Read through the poem
- Consider the main ideas or themes
- Work through the poem highlighting poetic devices
- Make brief notes on the margins which indicate what you think the effect is
- consider how these techniques help portray the idea
4 things that need to be considered to avoid over simple analysis of an autobiography
- Analyse the purpose of the text
- Develop a full understanding of the events
- outline the main ideas
- Evalute its effectiveness
Whatis the purpose of an autobiography
To tell the story of a person life written by that person
What are Gifted Hands main messages
bullying, racism, abandonment, education
Overall persistence
Structure of a story
Orientation, complication, climax, resolution
Noun
Person, place, or thing
Adjective
describing word
Verb
Doing word
Adverb
Describes a verb
Onomatopoeia
Sound words
Alliteration
The repetition of the first consonant sound
Assonance
Repetition of a vowle sound
Tone
The mood or feeling of the language
What are the main ideas in the poem you have yourself to blame?
Responsibility to not make excuses. They are in control of where you go
What is the main aim of a documentary
To inform the viewers about factual topics
What are some specific aims for a documentary
- Record a historical important even
- Inform viewers
- convey a particular opinion of an issue
- raise public awareness
Actuality footage
Film form real-life people, places, and events
Archival footage
A film that was shot for an earlier usually unidentified,
production, such as a newsreel, home movie, outtakes, etc.
Voice-over/Expositions
Pictures playing while someone talks over the tops
Montage
editing, and piecing together separate sections of the film to form a continuous whole.
Reaction shots
Film of someone’s reaction whether it is happy or shocking
Point of view shots
Following the pack of a person’s head
