Practice

Question 1

what are the three basic characters in Crime Fiction?

Answer 1

Detective, Victim, Villain

Question 2

Plotting and structure

Answer 2

Each part of the story reveals a new idea

Question 3

Exposition

Answer 3

Introduces the detective, the setting, and/or themes. the detective is also provided with the initial details of a murder

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

The bulk of the story is where the writer uses successive complications to deepen the mystery and build up suspense. This involved putting the detective in danger

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

The detective unmasks/catches the murderer

Question 6

Resolution

Answer 6

The detective explains his/her reasoning to the police or other baffled characters (as well as the responder

Question 7

Plot

Answer 7

Based around solving a puzzle

Question 8

What is the importance of characterization?

Answer 8

it helps you understand your characters, and how each character’s personality and perspectives can help drive the plot forward

Question 9

What is a Spiralling or nonlinear type of story?

Answer 9

The story has no clear beginning , middle or end; rather it is a collection of images and events

Question 10

From Chaos to Clarity

Answer 10

Where the protagonist goes on a journey to sort through the chaos of his/her life to reach an ordered conclusion.

Question 11

Epiphanic

Answer 11

Where the protagonist moves from ignorance to knowledge/enlightenment

Question 12

Survival

Answer 12

Protagonist faces and overcomes

Question 13

Mystery

Answer 13

The story focuses on mysteries of human behavior- eg. by exploring relationships

Question 14

Investigative

Answer 14

Story based on investigaation of a question/ solving a crime

Question 15

Sourced Based

Answer 15

Story based on ancient myths folktales, Fairytales, legends history etc

Question 16

Event Based

Answer 16

Story focuses on extraordinary things happening to the protafonist

Question 17

Changing reality

Answer 17

The protagonist’s perception of reality has changed by the end of the story

Question 18

What is manipulation and purpose

Answer 18

It is the ability to manipulate the expectations and emotions of responders

Question 19

what are ways for a composer to create a sense of mystery or suspense

Answer 19

The purpose will be to engage responders on the emotional level an example of this is creating tension with what the hero is feeling, and also engaging responders on the intellectual level an example of this is making it so the responders find it hard to guess what will happen next in the story and to reinforce the composer’s theme

Question 20

What is the composer’s purpose in this text?

Answer 20

Composer’s purpose is to entertain responders. This includes making them feel scared, repulsed, excited, sad and etc. Less commonly, the composer may also be seeking to persuade or inform responders about an issue or concept.

Question 21

What are the 6 methods of manipulation?

Answer 21

1. Descriptive language
2. Dialogue
3. Point of view
4. Plotting
5. Characterisation
6. Tone and Attitude

Question 22

What are the senses

Answer 22

1. Visual
2. Aural
3. Tactile
4. Gustatory
5. Olfactory

Question 23

What the Sound techniques

Answer 23

1. Rhyme
2. Half Rhyme
3. Assonance
4. Alliteratin
5. Consonance
6. Onomatopoeia

Question 24

What are the Meter

Answer 24

1. Regular Verse
2. Blank Verse
3. Free Verse

Question 25

What is meter

Question 26

What are the poetry basics

Answer 26

1. Imagery 2. Rhythm 3. Dictation

Question 27

What is imagery

Answer 27

Imagery is used to engage the responders it is often through Simile, Metaphor, and personification

Question 28

Why do poets use the senses?

Answer 28

They use it to make us care about their subject matter and understand the theme

Question 29

why do poets use sound techniques?

Answer 29

they use it to achieve their purpose in a poem

Question 30

Visual

Answer 30

Appeal to the sense of sight

Question 31

Aural

Answer 31

Appeal to the sense of hearing

Question 32

Tactile

Answer 32

Appeal to the sense of touch

Question 33

Gustatory

Answer 33

Appeal to the sense of taste

Question 34

Olfactory

Answer 34

Appeal to the sense of Smell

Question 35

Regular Verse

Answer 35

Has a fixed number of syllables per line e.g. ten then eight then ten then eight giving the poem a regular rhythm. The rhythm is emphasised through the use of rhyme

Question 36

Blank Verse

Answer 36

has a regular meter but is not accompanied by the use of rhyme. Typically, blank verse consists of ten syllable per line (pentameter)

Question 37

Free Verse

Answer 37

has neither regular use of meter nor rhyme

Question 38

Conflict

Answer 38

The bulk of the story is where the writer uses successive complications to deepen the mystery and build up suspense. This involved putting the detective into danger