GCSE LANGUAGE TECHNIUE 1

Multiple Choice

What are the top ten language techniques mostly used in GCSE exams?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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Change this sentence into personification:

The fog moved slowly over the ground, making its way into every hollow.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between pathetic fallacy and general weather description?

• Pathetic fallacy is when weather reflects emotion.

• All weather descriptions are pathetic fallacy.

• Pathetic fallacy only applies to sunny weather.

• Weather descriptions never reflect emotions.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for Pathetic Fallacy

• The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds;

• a fourteen-line poem, often written in iambic pentameter.

• a statement that although seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well-founded or true (similar to an oxymoron)

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

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How does the writer use pathetic fallacy to present Lily’s emotions?

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How does the writer use pathetic fallacy in this extract?

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How does the writer use pathetic fallacy to create atmosphere in this extract?

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Explain how pathetic fallacy is used in this description.

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List three examples of semantic fields mentioned in the image.

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How does the writer use a semantic field in this extract?

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Explain the effect (what mood it creates / how it shows a character’s feelings).

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How does the writer use a semantic field to create mood in this extract?

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Explain how the writer uses pathetic fallacy and semantic field in this extract to create atmosphere.

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Explain how the writer uses a semantic field in this extract to create atmosphere: "Rusty chains, broken gates, and crumbling walls surrounded the empty courtyard."

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Explain how the writer uses pathetic fallacy in this extract: "The rain lashed against the windows as Jamie sat alone in the darkened room."

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Explain how imagery in a text can affect the reader's emotions or the atmosphere created.

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Explain the imagery in this extract and the effect on the reader.

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Explain how the writer uses pathetic fallacy, semantic field, and imagery to create a comforting and peaceful mood.

Poll

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