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