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Section 1
(50 cards)
active voice
Expresses an action done by its subject. (person-action)
cultural identity
ways of distinguishing one culture from another by their practice, beliefs and values
stanza
section of a lyric poem
characterisation
methods used to create characters in a text
conventions of narrative
narration, POV, setting, etc..
ideology
a system of thinking about the world and people
context
the surrounding circumstance
cultural myth
a story which a culture explains
fiction/ non fiction
text tells story without claiming to be historical true
connotations
associations ( feeling or ideas) we make with a word
documentary
a film that deals with actual events
authority
a text's reliability (reference)
allusion
reference to another text, person, place, enhance meaning
dominant reading
deconstruction
a form of criticism that focuses on different possible readings
diegetic effect
the compelling effect on a viewer. sounds visibly made
conventions of drama
lighting, set, solioquy NOT P.O.V
generic conventions
widely accepted techniques that readers may expect to find in a particular genre
binary opposition
a pair of word or ideas that are polar opposite
culture
activities of beliefs that are considered to be in good taste in a society
assumptions
things taken for granted
attitude
orientation of the manner in which something is positioned
assonance
repetition of a vowel sound
belief
a conscious decision to support an idea
foregrounding
one or more features (important) of a text appear more important than others
hyperbole
figure of speech that presents an overstatement
discource
a way of speaking or writing
dramatic monolgue
a form of poetry in which the persona delivers an address to a silent listener at an important point in their lives
function
place and purpose of a text
allegory
extended metaphor
authors context
surrounding circumstances in which the author creates
codes
a system of words to make meaning
construct
the created/ made abstract explanation
expository text
a print text that explains an issue
bias
leaning on to one side
dramatic irony
context of circumstance in a play or narrative when audience know more than one character does, which leads to that character doing or saying something inappropriate
dialogue
speech between characters
genre
texts are categorised ( the type)
inference
a suggested meaning
gaps
connections between one idea to another
figurative language
language exeeds literal meaning of word to achieve special effect or meaning Egs, simlie, metaphors and personification
conventions of poetry
lyric poetry has no plot
audience
to whom the text is addressing (anticipated reader)
alternative reading
Audiences interpret a text completely against the preferred reading
archetypes
original mode ( characters or ideas)
feature article
expository (descriptive) text published in magazines or newspapers.
colloquial
everyday, casual speech
focalisation
specific focus in a story
narrative convention
methods used to shape readers responses
conventions of film
Section 2
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