Thier-Their.
Genre-A type or category.
Antonyms-An opposite to something else.
Stately-Magnificent.
Obeisance-Bow.
Beguile-Fool.
Decorum-Good manners.
Ghastly-Horrifying.
Lore-Wisdom/Knowl.
Wrought-Shaped/Formed.
Surcease-A brief release from.
Lattice-A web.
Mien-Appearance/Expression.
Pallas-Greek God of wisdom and the arts.
…Only stock and store…-…Only thing he has got…
Dirges-Funeral song.
Melancholy-Sad and gloomy.
Censar-Ghost.
Tempter-The Devil.
Seraphim-Angels of the highest order.
…Balm of Gilead…-Medicine to relieve pain and suffering.
Narcissist-Someone who is obsessed with themselves.
Metaphysical-Anything that is out of the human realm e.g Santa, Tooth Fairy etc…
Cummunicate-Communicate.
Drasticaly-Drastically.
Then-Than.
Contray-Contrary.
Acsess-Access.
Ultimatly-Ultimately.
Traits-Characteristics of a person.
Conchiance-Conscience.
Narrative Poetry- Narrative poetry is a poem that is told from one perspective of a person.
Deterministic-(Fate) Life is predetermined.
Existentialism-Philosophy of existence/The belief that you are in charge of your existence.
Excistance-Existence.
Beutiful-Beautiful.
Handel-Handle
Anaphora-Repeat the start of a sentence various times.
Sabre-Sword.
Subvert-Turn on its head.
Caesura-A break in a line of poetry. E.g. full stop, comma or colon.
Enjambment-When a line rolls onto another line with no punctuation.
Aesthetically-How something looks.
Ultimately-To conclude an essay.
Thesis-An idea.
Antithesis-The opposite of your idea.
5 Part Paragraph Essay:
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Introduction
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Idea 1
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Idea 2
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Idea 3
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Conclusion
Archaic- Old fashioned
Vivid-Clear
Auspicious – favorable; promising success; a good omen. A wedding is an example of an auspicious occasion.
Baseless – without a foundation; not based on fact. If you accuse someone of wrongdoing, make sure that you have support to back up your claim and it is not a baseless accusation.
Barefaced – shameless; without concealment or disguise. When someone tells a ‘barefaced lie’ it is not a very good one and you immediately know it is not true.
Castigate – to punish harshly. Sometimes celebrities and politicians are castigated in the press more harshly than ordinary citizens.
Clangor – a loud (clanging) sound. Ghosts are sometimes said to be followed by the loud clangor of chains.
Dexterously – skillful, especially in the use of one’s hands (or also one’s mind). A good carpenter can dexterously build a bookshelf very easily.
Dwindle – to get smaller; diminish. Often used to describe money. Many people’s savings dwindle after losing a job.
Multitudinous – a lot; a great number. You are in luck if you can say that you have a multitudinous amount of friends.
Sanctimonious – pretending to be very religious or righteous. Sometimes people who judge others harshly are sanctimonious.
Watchdog – a person or group that keeps close watch to discover wrong or illegal activity. A popular watchdog group is PETA, which exposes wrongful actions against animals.
Existential question-A question that is the philosophy of existence.
Existance-Existence.
Contempory- Contemporary
Contemporary-Up to date, for example if a house if contemporary then it would have the most modern technology.
Pessimistic-Somebody that thinks the worst of everything
These scenes establish the dramatic premise.
Masterfully expresses concepts through the use of symbols and imagery.
This skillful combination of intellectual content.
Embracing colloquial language.
Bring together two poetic genres that previously had been seen as mutually exclusive.
They emphasized human emotions.
The poet’s intense descriptions leave a lasting imprint on the reader.
The poem appear as integral parts of the natural world.
Read to understand the characteristics of this poetic genre.
On a superficial level, (title of poem) can be read as…
Hounded by disaster.
In developing his themes.
Much of the imagery is breathtaking,
Developed the poetic theory that underlies.
In place of an overwhelming emphasis.
And stressed the concept that.
Becomes nightmarish when contrasted with the realistic world.
Thane-Lord
Prophecy-A prediction of what will happen in the future
Soliloquy-A speech made by a character alone on stage, usually in Shakespeare’s play
…Employs vivid imagery to create a powerful effect on the reader…
For example “……” the effect of this is to create a sense of _____ and to indicate_____
In addition to this….
Furthermore….
Interiority-The inner workings of the mind.
Interior-Inside
Exterior-Outside
….uses the technique of soliloquy to express a sense of interiority…
Prose-Writing in the style of a story
Apparent-clear/easy to see
Discrepancy-an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
Manifest-clear or obvious to the eye or mind
Implicitly-in a way that is not directly expressed
Legacy-What he will be remembered by
Cacophony-Lots of shouting people at one time
Alcove-A small room adjacent to or opening out of a room
Propaganda-Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, institution, nation, etc.
Touting-to watch/spy on
Psychological-Things to do with the mind and how information is processed
Tormented-A person or thing that annoys you or you are scared by it
Inconvinience-Inconvenience
Zealous-To be eager or enthusiastic about a certain topic or action
Unprecedented-Unknown, never been done before or has never happened before
Purge-To get rid of anything that is impure or undesirable
Annihilates-To reduce anything to non-existence or to destroy something completely
Completly-Completely
Grotesque-Odd or unnatural in appearance
Disarray-In chaos
Tuberculosis-A disease of the body were tissue gets broken down
Convalescence-The eventual recovery of someone
Cryogenic-Getting frozen and getting back to life years later
Ubiquitous-Ever present, everywhere
Dystopian-A future world where everything has gone wrong
Utopia-A future world where everything has gone right
Orwellian-In the style of Orwell or something that he has invented
Homage-The formal public acknowledgement
Rightwards-Conservative party
Fashist-A person that sympathises with dictatorship
Buxom-Big breasted
Furtive-Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
Notion-A concept or belief about a thing
Establish-To create something e.g establish an institution
Accentuate-make more noticeable or prominent
Level 7 phrases: 1984
1st Paragraph:
In this extract, the writer employs/utilises (uses) a range of devices to create a powerful impact on the reader such as… imagery/vivid imagery, metaphors and juxtaposition.
In the first page the writer portrays the fact that you are being observed at all times.
In this extract, the writer employs a range of devices to create a powerful impact on the reader such as vivid imagery, metaphors and juxtaposition. This extract interrogates the notion that there is no such thing as individual thought and that we are always under oppressive surveillance in modern society.
2nd Paragraph:
In terms of language, the writer makes a series of significant word choices to establish a powerful mood. The choice of word ‘_____’ is significant as it creates a sense of _____. Furthermore, the word _____ increases this sense of _____ and indicates that…
Better ways of saying ‘this increases…’:
-This increases the sense of…
-This emphasises the sense of…
-This accentuates the sense of…
3rd Paragraph:
Another technique/device to consider is the writer’s use of metaphorical language. (figurative language)
NEVER use ‘this creates tension’ rather say:
-This creates an overall atmosphere of fear/sadness etc.
-This metaphor forces the reader to consider what life was like in…
-This metaphor evokes a feeling of…
-This phrase engenders a sense of…
Ubiquitous-Everywhere.
Injunction-An order.
Byzantine-Excessively complicated.
Enviable-To be jealous of something e.g enviable football skills.
Insincerity-To be insincere or a lack of sincerity.
Instinctively-To do something by instinct
Convey-To put across a point
Artifice-Something that is made up to trick someone or put them off topic.
Supplanting-Replacing.
Innate-If something is innate it means that it is built into you.
Obfuscate-To make something obscure or to be blocked,
e.g. The writer uses obfuscatory language to confuse the reader.
Puritanical-In a fundamental way to be conservative.
Fundemental-Fundamental.
Infiltrated-To filter into or through.
Quotidian-Something that happens everyday.
Lacune-Unfilled spaces.
Authentic-To be real.
Pedantic-Fussy over language.
Paradox-A sentence that contradicts itself.
Declaration-To declare something.
Duped-Tricked.
Nostalgia-To look back on the past in a sentimental way.
Transient – Short time, not lasting
Ephemeral – Short time, not lasting
Sentiment – An opinion of something
Anonymity – The sense of unknowing
Cathartic – Adaptable, can fix itself
Benevolent – Caring, positive
Entity – Something that has a real existence
Duality – Something having two states
Ambiguous – Open to having different meanings
Transformative – To change in form
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