english all key terms

all key terms and definitions across year 7 and 8

how do you write a what how why pharagraph

what- what is the writer suggesting

how- how is this idea conveyed

why- why does the writer want us to consider this idea

autobiography

a biography written by the person who its about

narrative

a spoken or written account of connected events(A story)

hyperbole

extravagant exageration

imperative verbs

verbs used to give a command or instruction

early, rarely, finally

give 3 examples of a time verb

G- genre

A- audience

P- purpose

how do you annotate using GAP?

assonance

the repetition of similar sounds in word to create a rhythmic effect

persona

the aspect of someone’s character which is portrayed to others

rhythm

a strong repeated pattern of sound or movement

caesura

a pause in a line of poetry, marked by punctuation

stanza

a section in a poem, like a pharagraph

connotes

to signify or suggest

sibilance

repetition of the ‘s ‘ sound

voice

the opinion that is expressed

arparthied

racial segregation

foreshadowing

gives the reader an advances hint of what is to come in the text

small/large shifts in time

how the story moves from one time to another

linear narrative

do the events in the story appear in the order which they occured

flash backs

when the story suddenly shifts to a memory

gaps and ommisions

info that the writer leaves out to let the reader make educated guesses

pace

how fast the story moves

climax

where the story rises to the point of peak interest

setting

where the story takes place