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AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 1
2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
Terms in this set (97)
Tragedy A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Protaganist main character
Antagonist A character or force in conflict with the main character
Prologue A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event
Monologue A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Soliloquy A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
Sonnet form ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Dramatic irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the
Foreshadowing
reader.
juxtaposition Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an
Iambic pentameter
unstressed syllable
Prose written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
a work of visual art that is representational and has a religious purpose, subject or
Religious imagery
connection.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to
Metaphor
which it is not literally applicable.
Simile A comparison using "like" or "as"
Plosives Consonant sounds that form a small explosion when spoken eg 'b', 'p', 't', 'd'
Sibilance a hissing sound
Pun A play on words
bawdy humour A sexual related humour.
patriachy Male domination, Rule of men
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AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 1
2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
Terms in this set (97)
Tragedy A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
Protaganist main character
Antagonist A character or force in conflict with the main character
Prologue A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event
Monologue A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Soliloquy A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
Sonnet form ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Dramatic irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the
Foreshadowing
reader.
juxtaposition Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an
Iambic pentameter
unstressed syllable
Prose written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
a work of visual art that is representational and has a religious purpose, subject or
Religious imagery
connection.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to
Metaphor
which it is not literally applicable.
Simile A comparison using "like" or "as"
Plosives Consonant sounds that form a small explosion when spoken eg 'b', 'p', 't', 'd'
Sibilance a hissing sound
Pun A play on words
bawdy humour A sexual related humour.
patriachy Male domination, Rule of men
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