A-Level English Language & Literature A01
Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
Anaphora Correct answer-The repetiton of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
e.g every day, every night
Adverb Correct answer-A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Alliteration Correct answer-Repetition of the same letters and sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance Correct answer-Words with the same vowel sounds
Allusion Correct answer-A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person or
object to make a comparison in reader's minds
Ambiguity Correct answer-A word, phrase or statement that contains more than one meaning
Archaic Correct answer-A word that is no longer in use and is old fashioned
Aspirant alliteration Correct answer-The repetition of 'h'
Bilabial alliteration Correct answer-The repetition of 'm' and 'b'
Blank verse Correct answer-Non-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter
Caesura Correct answer-The break in a line of poetry
Cliché Correct answer-An expression that is either overused or an event that is predictable
Colloquial Correct answer-Informal text often used in everyday conversation
Compound adjective Correct answer-When two or more adjectives are joined together to modify
the same noun
Conceit (n) Correct answer-
Ambiguity (n) Correct answer-A word, phrase or statement that contains more than one meaning
abstract noun Correct answer-a name used to describe things that have no physical qualities e.g.
freedom,love
active voice Correct answer-a grammatical structure in which the subject is the actor of the
sentence e.g. the dog ate the bone
adjective Correct answer-a word that can modify a noun or a pronoun and can be used as a pre-
modifier or post-modifier e.g. gnarled,shiny
sibilance Correct answer-the repeated use of 's' or 'z' sounds
dental alliteration Correct answer-the repeated use of 'd' or 't' sounds
, gutteral alliteration Correct answer-the repeated use of 'g' sounds
alternate rhyme Correct answer-lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line (ABAB)
arched rhyme Correct answer-lines of poetry that follow the rhyming pattern ABBA
archaism Correct answer-a word that is out of date, old fashioned and from an earlier era
asyndetic listing Correct answer-a list that doesn't contain 'and'
attitudes Correct answer-the opinions expressed in a text
modal verbs (auxiliary) Correct answer-words that precede a verb, often to show a degree of
certainty e.g. will,must,should
initial caesura Correct answer-a break in poetry at the beginning
medial caesura Correct answer-a break in poetry in the middle
clause Correct answer-a group of words with a verb that is structurally larger than a phrase
collective noun Correct answer-a noun that refers to a group of people,animals or things
common/concrete noun Correct answer-a name for everyday objects e.g. pencil,car,door
complex sentence Correct answer-a sentence that is made up of one main clause and one or more
subordinate clauses
co-ordinating conjunction Correct answer-a word that joins elements of a sentence that are of equal
importance e.g. and,but,or
compound sentence Correct answer-a sentence made up of at least two main clauses joined by a co-
ordinating conjunction e.g. Michael likes poetry but Lucy loves prose
compound adjective Correct answer-an adjective made up of two words joined by a hyphen
Conceit Correct answer-an extended,elaborate metaphor
connotations Correct answer-the implied meanings and associations attached to words
content Correct answer-what the text is about
context Correct answer-the things outside of the text that influenced its writing
rhyming couplet Correct answer-two lines next to each other that rhyme
declarative mood Correct answer-a mood used to express a statement
definite article Correct answer-the word 'the'
deixis Correct answer-words that rely on context to be understood
dependent clauses (subordinate) Correct answer-a group of words that add more information to the
main clause in a complex sentence
Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
Anaphora Correct answer-The repetiton of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
e.g every day, every night
Adverb Correct answer-A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Alliteration Correct answer-Repetition of the same letters and sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance Correct answer-Words with the same vowel sounds
Allusion Correct answer-A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person or
object to make a comparison in reader's minds
Ambiguity Correct answer-A word, phrase or statement that contains more than one meaning
Archaic Correct answer-A word that is no longer in use and is old fashioned
Aspirant alliteration Correct answer-The repetition of 'h'
Bilabial alliteration Correct answer-The repetition of 'm' and 'b'
Blank verse Correct answer-Non-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter
Caesura Correct answer-The break in a line of poetry
Cliché Correct answer-An expression that is either overused or an event that is predictable
Colloquial Correct answer-Informal text often used in everyday conversation
Compound adjective Correct answer-When two or more adjectives are joined together to modify
the same noun
Conceit (n) Correct answer-
Ambiguity (n) Correct answer-A word, phrase or statement that contains more than one meaning
abstract noun Correct answer-a name used to describe things that have no physical qualities e.g.
freedom,love
active voice Correct answer-a grammatical structure in which the subject is the actor of the
sentence e.g. the dog ate the bone
adjective Correct answer-a word that can modify a noun or a pronoun and can be used as a pre-
modifier or post-modifier e.g. gnarled,shiny
sibilance Correct answer-the repeated use of 's' or 'z' sounds
dental alliteration Correct answer-the repeated use of 'd' or 't' sounds
, gutteral alliteration Correct answer-the repeated use of 'g' sounds
alternate rhyme Correct answer-lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line (ABAB)
arched rhyme Correct answer-lines of poetry that follow the rhyming pattern ABBA
archaism Correct answer-a word that is out of date, old fashioned and from an earlier era
asyndetic listing Correct answer-a list that doesn't contain 'and'
attitudes Correct answer-the opinions expressed in a text
modal verbs (auxiliary) Correct answer-words that precede a verb, often to show a degree of
certainty e.g. will,must,should
initial caesura Correct answer-a break in poetry at the beginning
medial caesura Correct answer-a break in poetry in the middle
clause Correct answer-a group of words with a verb that is structurally larger than a phrase
collective noun Correct answer-a noun that refers to a group of people,animals or things
common/concrete noun Correct answer-a name for everyday objects e.g. pencil,car,door
complex sentence Correct answer-a sentence that is made up of one main clause and one or more
subordinate clauses
co-ordinating conjunction Correct answer-a word that joins elements of a sentence that are of equal
importance e.g. and,but,or
compound sentence Correct answer-a sentence made up of at least two main clauses joined by a co-
ordinating conjunction e.g. Michael likes poetry but Lucy loves prose
compound adjective Correct answer-an adjective made up of two words joined by a hyphen
Conceit Correct answer-an extended,elaborate metaphor
connotations Correct answer-the implied meanings and associations attached to words
content Correct answer-what the text is about
context Correct answer-the things outside of the text that influenced its writing
rhyming couplet Correct answer-two lines next to each other that rhyme
declarative mood Correct answer-a mood used to express a statement
definite article Correct answer-the word 'the'
deixis Correct answer-words that rely on context to be understood
dependent clauses (subordinate) Correct answer-a group of words that add more information to the
main clause in a complex sentence
