Paper 1: Short answer

Question 1

List 8 key features of prose fiction

Short Answer response

Answer 1

1. POV (who’s speaking in text)
2. Structure (contrasting chara., setting, situation)
3. Characterisation (construction & developement)
4. Setting (environment often symbolic)
5. Symbolism (object stands for something abstract)
6. Motif (recuring theme/idea)
7. Modality (high/low)
8. Sensory/seasonal imagery

Question 2

Define anomaly & provide an example

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Answer 2

Something that differs from what is standard,
eg pink pup born in a black litter (pink pup is an anomaly)

Question 3

Key terms of rubric
Para.2

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Answer 3

• Anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in human behaviour and motivation
• Role of storytelling throughout time to represent particular lives and cultures

Question 4

Define motivation and provide an example

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Answer 4

• Intrinsic: controllable, influenced by personal desires
• Extrinsic: uncontrollable, influenced by external forces
  eg revenge versus survival

Question 5

Defien form and provide an example

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Answer 5

The structure of a text (textual structure), eg a poem: stanzas, rhythym, lines, repition, meters

Question 6

List 8 key features of visual text

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Answer 6

1. Vectors
2. Gaze (demand/offer)
3. Visual salience (distinct perceptual quality)
4. Colour (connotations, mood & symbolic meaning)
5. Proxemics (distance)
6. Body language, facial expressions, gestures
7. Visual symbolism (object as a symbol)
8. Shots & angles (perspective, convey attitude)

Question 7

Define inconsistencies and provide and example

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Answer 7

Does not remain the same throughout, eg expressing attitudes of love and showing hate through actions/behaviour

Question 8

Key terms in rubric
Para. 3

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Answer 8

Universal themes (broad ideas)

Question 9

List 8 key features of poetry

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Answer 9

1. Title (context)
2. Metaphors, similes, allusion or personification
3. Symbolism (object stands for something abstract)
4. Poetic conciet (shapes readers understanding)
5. POV (who is speaking)
6. Repitition (emphasis/draws readers attention)
7. Motif (recurring theme/idea)
8. Tone (personas attitude towards experience)

Question 10

List 8 key features of prose non-fiction

Short Answer response

Answer 10

1. 1st person POV (personal proxemic to persona)
2. Structure (issue>solution>cause & effect>realisation)
3. Characterisation (construction & developement)
4. Motif (recurring theme/idea)
   5 Setting (environment often symbolic)
5. . Symbolism (object stands for something abstract)
6. Reflective/nostalgic tone (impact of situation/passage of time)
7. Sensory/seasonal imagery

Question 11

Key terms in rubric
Para.1

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Answer 11

• Individual and collective human experiences
• Human qualities and emotions arising from these experiences

Question 12

List 8 key features of feature article

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Answer 12

1. Headline (context)
2. Conversational, yet authoritive tone (engages audience whilst remaining factual)
3. Factual detail
4. Personal opinion (pov of journalist)
5. Expert testimony (journalist as cited field expert)
6. Statistics (numerical data on subject)
7. Lede paragraph (intro, audience engagement, context & tone)
8. Jargon (subject specific language)

Question 13

Define paradox and provide an example

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Answer 13

A contradictory statement that containts a plausible kemmel of truth,
eg make money by spending money

Question 14

Define assumptions and provide an example

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Answer 14

Where something is assumed to be the case, even without evidence,
eg you are automatically a nerd if you wear glasses

Question 15

Define culture and provide an example

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Answer 15

Beliefs, customs, values and activites upheld by a particular group at a particular point in time,
eg christianity