GCSE English revision Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+

Alliteration : The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of words. Assonance : repetition of vowel sounds Atmosphere : The mood created by a piece of writing Genre : A particular type of writing - e.g. prose, poetry, drama Personification : A type of metaphor where human qualities are given to things or abstract ideas Metaphor : comparison not using like or as 2 Narrative : A piece of writing that tells a story Onomatopoeia : The use of words whose sounds copies the thing or process they describe Plot : The sequence of events in a poem, play, novel or short story that make up the main storyline Protagonist : The main character or speaker in a poem, monologue, play or story Simile : a comparison using like or as Structure : The way a poem or play or other piece of writing has been put together Style 3 : The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas Theme : The central idea or ideas that a writer explores through a tex