English Literature - A Level Unseen Prose
Techniques Graded A+
Allegory - Answer A story with a double meaning: primary and secondary
Allusion - Answer (Language Technique) - subtle or indirect reference to another thing, a text, historical
period or religious belief
Alliteration - Answer Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Bildungsroman - Answer a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.
Climax - structure - Answer Turning point / height of action
Conflict - Answer A struggle between opposing forces
Consonance - Answer Repetition of consonant sounds within a phrase
Contrast - Answer paradox, antithesis, oxymoron, juxtaposition
didactic - Answer intended to teach; morally instructive
disjunction - Answer A conjunction that dramatically interrupts rhythm of sentence
Ellipsis - Answer three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Emotive language - Answer Deliberate use of language by a writer to instill a feeling or visual.
Foil - Answer A character who acts as a contrast to another character
Techniques Graded A+
Allegory - Answer A story with a double meaning: primary and secondary
Allusion - Answer (Language Technique) - subtle or indirect reference to another thing, a text, historical
period or religious belief
Alliteration - Answer Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Bildungsroman - Answer a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.
Climax - structure - Answer Turning point / height of action
Conflict - Answer A struggle between opposing forces
Consonance - Answer Repetition of consonant sounds within a phrase
Contrast - Answer paradox, antithesis, oxymoron, juxtaposition
didactic - Answer intended to teach; morally instructive
disjunction - Answer A conjunction that dramatically interrupts rhythm of sentence
Ellipsis - Answer three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Emotive language - Answer Deliberate use of language by a writer to instill a feeling or visual.
Foil - Answer A character who acts as a contrast to another character
