AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE
PAPER 1 CORRECT ANSWERS
Tragedyy- yCORRECTyANSWER-
Ayseriousyformyofydramaydealingywithytheydownfallyofyayheroicyorynobleycharacter
Protaganisty-yCORRECTyANSWER-mainycharacter
Antagonisty-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aycharacteryoryforce yinyconflictywithytheymainycharacter
Prologue y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Ayspeech,ypassage,yoryeventycomingybeforeytheymainyspeechyoryevent
Monologue y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aylongyspeechymadeybyyoneyperformeryorybyyoneypersonyinyaygroup.
Soliloquyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aylongyspeechyexpressingytheythoughtsyofyaycharacteryaloneyonystage
Sonnetyformy-yCORRECTyANSWER-ABAByCDCDyEFEFyGG
Dramaticyironyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-whenyayreaderyisyaware yofysomethingythatyaycharacteryisn't
Foreshadowingy-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Aynarrative ydeviceythatyhintsyatycomingyevents;yoftenybuildsysuspenseyoryanxietyyinytheyreader.
juxtapositiony-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Placementyofytwoythingsycloselyytogetherytoyemphasize ycomparisonsyorycontrasts
oxymorony-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Ayfigure yof yspeechythatycombinesyoppositeyorycontradictoryytermsyinyaybriefyphrase.
, Iambicypentametery-yCORRECTyANSWER-
aypoeticymeterythatyisymadeyupyofy5ystressedysyllablesyeachyfollowedybyyanyunstressedysyllable
Prose y-yCORRECTyANSWER-writtenyoryspokenylanguage yinyitsyordinaryyform,ywithoutymetrical ystructure.
Religiousyimageryy-yCORRECTyANSWER-
ayworkyof yvisualyartythatyisyrepresentationalyandyhasyayreligiousypurpose,ysubjectyoryconnection.
Metaphory-yCORRECTyANSWER-
ayfigure yof yspeechyinywhichyaywordyoryphraseyisyappliedytoyanyobjectyoryactionytoywhichyityisynotyliterallyyap
plicable.
Simile y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aycomparisonyusingy"like"yory"as"
Plosivesy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Consonantysoundsythatyformyaysmallyexplosionywhenyspokenyegy'b',y'p',y't',y'd'
Sibilance y-yCORRECTyANSWER-ayhissingysound
Puny-yCORRECTyANSWER-Ayplayyonywords
bawdyyhumoury-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aysexual yrelatedyhumour.
patriachyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Male ydomination,yRule yofymen
Conflicty- yCORRECTyANSWER-Aystruggle ybetweenyopposingyforces
Love y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aydecisionytoy"willytheygoodyofyanother"yperson
Fate y-yCORRECTyANSWER-destiny
PAPER 1 CORRECT ANSWERS
Tragedyy- yCORRECTyANSWER-
Ayseriousyformyofydramaydealingywithytheydownfallyofyayheroicyorynobleycharacter
Protaganisty-yCORRECTyANSWER-mainycharacter
Antagonisty-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aycharacteryoryforce yinyconflictywithytheymainycharacter
Prologue y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Ayspeech,ypassage,yoryeventycomingybeforeytheymainyspeechyoryevent
Monologue y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aylongyspeechymadeybyyoneyperformeryorybyyoneypersonyinyaygroup.
Soliloquyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aylongyspeechyexpressingytheythoughtsyofyaycharacteryaloneyonystage
Sonnetyformy-yCORRECTyANSWER-ABAByCDCDyEFEFyGG
Dramaticyironyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-whenyayreaderyisyaware yofysomethingythatyaycharacteryisn't
Foreshadowingy-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Aynarrative ydeviceythatyhintsyatycomingyevents;yoftenybuildsysuspenseyoryanxietyyinytheyreader.
juxtapositiony-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Placementyofytwoythingsycloselyytogetherytoyemphasize ycomparisonsyorycontrasts
oxymorony-yCORRECTyANSWER-
Ayfigure yof yspeechythatycombinesyoppositeyorycontradictoryytermsyinyaybriefyphrase.
, Iambicypentametery-yCORRECTyANSWER-
aypoeticymeterythatyisymadeyupyofy5ystressedysyllablesyeachyfollowedybyyanyunstressedysyllable
Prose y-yCORRECTyANSWER-writtenyoryspokenylanguage yinyitsyordinaryyform,ywithoutymetrical ystructure.
Religiousyimageryy-yCORRECTyANSWER-
ayworkyof yvisualyartythatyisyrepresentationalyandyhasyayreligiousypurpose,ysubjectyoryconnection.
Metaphory-yCORRECTyANSWER-
ayfigure yof yspeechyinywhichyaywordyoryphraseyisyappliedytoyanyobjectyoryactionytoywhichyityisynotyliterallyyap
plicable.
Simile y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aycomparisonyusingy"like"yory"as"
Plosivesy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Consonantysoundsythatyformyaysmallyexplosionywhenyspokenyegy'b',y'p',y't',y'd'
Sibilance y-yCORRECTyANSWER-ayhissingysound
Puny-yCORRECTyANSWER-Ayplayyonywords
bawdyyhumoury-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aysexual yrelatedyhumour.
patriachyy-yCORRECTyANSWER-Male ydomination,yRule yofymen
Conflicty- yCORRECTyANSWER-Aystruggle ybetweenyopposingyforces
Love y-yCORRECTyANSWER-Aydecisionytoy"willytheygoodyofyanother"yperson
Fate y-yCORRECTyANSWER-destiny
