POSH/ KEY WORD BANK

Question 1

verisimilitude

Answer 1

real life

Question 2

implicit layers of realism

Answer 2

realism through representation

Question 3

Below the line comments

Answer 3

online comment section comments

Question 4

myths

Answer 4

signs + their common connotation

Question 5

Historical contexts

Answer 5

past events

Question 6

political contexts

Answer 6

political ideologies of the paper

Question 7

sans serif

Answer 7

no fancy bits

Question 8

serif

Answer 8

fancy bits

Question 9

Banner

Answer 9

a large type headline running across a newspaper page

Question 10

Caption

Answer 10

the descriptive line or lines accompanying an illustration or photograph

Question 11

splash

Answer 11

the main story in the paper, or on a page, or the opening paragraph of a news story

Question 12

Masthead

Answer 12

the newspaper’s title on the front page. correct term is title piece. also called a flag

Question 13

Standfirst

Answer 13

Block of text that introduces the story, normally in a style different to the body text and headline.

Question 14

Pull quote

Answer 14

a quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within the text.

Question 15

skyline

Answer 15

If you run a banner head above the masthead

Question 16

what could would say a about a brand using consistent colours

Answer 16

its established

Question 17

what does this show, said better

Answer 17

this depicts

Question 18

what does this show, said better v2

Answer 18

infer then imply

Question 19

what does this show, said better v3

Answer 19

alludes