Alles Woorde

Haal aan

Quote

Verduidelik

Explain

Noem

Name

Gee

Give

Bewys / Gee 'n bewys

Prove

Motiveer

Motivate / justify

Staaf

Substantiate / support

Kies

Choose / select.

Kies die KORREKTE antwoord

Kies die antwoord wat NIE PAS NIE

Skryf … neer

Write down.

Skryf slegs die letter neer

Herskryf

Rewrite

Voltooi

Complete / finish

Vul in

Fill in.

Vul die ontbrekende woord in

Fill in the missing word.

Som op / Opsomming

Summarise / summary

Benoem

Name / identify

Bestudeer

Study / examine

Beantwoord

Answer.

Lees

Read.

Nommer

Number

Beskuldig

Accuse

Impliseer

Imply / suggest

Beskryf

Describe.

Bespreek

Discuss.

Verwys na

Refer to.

Aandui

Indicate / point out / show.

Sê of … WAAR of ONWAAR is

State whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

Wat

What.

Waarom / Hoekom

Why.

Hoe

How.

Watter

Which / what kind of.

Wie

Who.

Wanneer

When.

Waar

Where.

Waarvoor

What for / for what

Met watter

With which.

In watter

In which.

Hoeveel

How much / how many.

slegs

only.

volsin

a full / complete sentence.

in jou eie woorde

in your own words

gedig

poem.

versreël

line

strofe

stanza — a group of lines

kwatryn

quatrain — a stanza of 4 lines.

koeplet

couplet — a stanza of 2 lines.

sonnet

sonnet — a 14-line poem.

Shakespeariaanse / Engelse sonnet

Shakespearean/English sonnet — 3 quatrains + a rhyming couplet (ababcdcdefefgg).

Petrarcaanse / Italiaanse sonnet

Petrarchan/Italian sonnet — an octave (8 lines) + a sestet (6 lines).

oktaaf

octave — the first 8 lines

sekstet

sestet — the last 6 lines

uiterlike bou

external structure / form — how the poem LOOKS (lines & stanzas).

innerlike bou

internal structure — how the MEANING/content develops.

wending

volta / turn

rym

rhyme.

rymskema

rhyme scheme

eindrym

end rhyme — rhyme at the ENDS of lines.

binnerym

internal rhyme

ritme

rhythm.

alliterasie

alliteration

assonansie

assonance

elisie

elision — a letter/sound left out, shown by an apostrophe (e.g. gelei't = geleit het).

enjambement / oorloop

parentese

parenthesis

aandagstreep

dash ( – )

dubbelpunt

colon ( : )

hoofletter

capital letter

vrye vers

free verse

spreker

speaker — the voice 'talking' in the poem.

ek-spreker

first-person speaker

aangesprokene

the addressee

progressie

progression

verhouding

relationship.

tema

theme — the central idea/subject of the poem.

boodskap

message

titel

title.

toon

tone .

stemming

mood .

beeldspraak

figurative language / imagery.

vergelyking

simile — a comparison using 'soos' or 'nes' (like/as).

metafoor

metaphor — saying something IS something else.

personifikasie

personification — giving human traits to non-human things.

simbool

symbol — something that stands for a bigger idea.

kontras

contrast — placing opposites together.

herhaling

repetition.

ambivalent

ambivalent — having mixed / opposite feelings at the same time.

beklemtoon

emphasise / stress.

kermis

fair / carnival — (in 'Krisis' it symbolises that the party / life is over).

sinstruktuur

sentence structure.

woordstruktuur

word structure.

afkorting

abbreviation (e.g. a.g.v. = as gevolg van; Ma. = Maandag).

intensiewe vorm

intensive form — an extra-strong form (warm -> smoorwarm; kwaad -> smoorkwaad).

verlede tyd

past tense (het + ge-…): 'Jak het sy tas neergesit.'

teenwoordige tyd

present tense: 'Jak sit sy tas neer.'

toekomende tyd

future tense (sal / gaan): 'Jak sal sy tas neersit.'

verlede deelwoord

past participle — the ge-form used like an adjective (sny -> gesnyde/gesnyd).

meervoud

plural (hemp -> hemde; boek -> boeke).

verkleiningsvorm / verkleining

diminutive — the -tjie/-ie form (broek -> broekie; boek -> boekie).