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a-level english language and literature

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By: Ellen Carroll
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Decks in this class (16)

Terminology - Word Classes
What is a proper noun,
What is an abstract noun,
What is a concrete noun
28  cards
Terminology - Syntax and Sentence Structure
What is a phrase,
What is a noun phrase,
What is a verb phrase
23  cards
Terminology - Interactive Features
What is a declarative sentence,
What is an imperative sentence,
What is a directive sentence
39  cards
Terminology - Poetry
What is an anaphora,
What is a caesura,
What is a dramatic monologue
8  cards
Terminology - Phonology and Sound
What is alliteration,
What is assonance,
What is consonance
11  cards
Terminology - Dramatic Texts
What is deus ex machina,
What is dramatic irony,
What is expressionism
10  cards
Terminology - Meanings and Semantics
What is are antonyms,
What is are collocates,
What is dysphemism
16  cards
Terminology - Context and Audience
What is affordance,
What is asynchronous communication,
What is blended mode
28  cards
Terminology - Discourse and Narrative
What are additional events,
What is analepsis,
What is an antagonist
32  cards
The Kite Runner - Chapter Summaries
What is a summary of chapter 1,
What is a summary of chapter 2,
What is a summary of chapter 3
25  cards
The Kite Runner - Chapter Context
What context a04 is there for cha...,
What context a04 is there for cha...,
What context a04 is there for cha...
21  cards
The Kite Runner - Chapter Key Quotes & Possible Interpretations
What key quotes are there in chap...,
What key quotes are there in chap...,
What key quotes are there in chap...
6  cards
A Streetcar Named Desire - Scene Summaries
What is the scene summary for sce...,
What is the scene summary for sce...,
What is the scene summary for sce...
11  cards
Handmaids Tale - Chapter Summaries
What is the summary for section 1...,
What is the summary for section 2...,
What is the summary for section 2...
20  cards
Handmaid's Tale Characters - Offred
Whos is offred,
What is the function of the handmaid,
What is the significance of offre...
6  cards
Handmaid's Tale - Key Quotes
What key quotes are there in chap...,
What key quotes are there in chap...,
What key quotes are there in chap...
46  cards

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