Recall — GCSE Flashcards
✍️ GCSE English Language Flashcards
Reading, writing and analytical techniques — 10 free revision cards. Study them below, or add the whole deck to Recall and let FSRS spaced repetition schedule your revision so it actually sticks.
What is a simile? Give an example.
A comparison using like or as.
Example: "Her smile was like sunshine."
Example: "Her smile was like sunshine."
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison stating one thing is another.
Example: "Time is a thief."
Unlike a simile, no "like" or "as".
Example: "Time is a thief."
Unlike a simile, no "like" or "as".
Define personification.
Giving human qualities or actions to non-human things.
Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like what it describes.
Examples: buzz, crash, sizzle, whisper.
Examples: buzz, crash, sizzle, whisper.
What is the difference between alliteration and sibilance?
Alliteration: repetition of the same initial consonant sound.
("Peter Piper picked...")
Sibilance: repetition of s/sh/z sounds for a hissing effect.
("Peter Piper picked...")
Sibilance: repetition of s/sh/z sounds for a hissing effect.
Name the four main sentence types.
1. Declarative — statement
2. Interrogative — question
3. Imperative — command
4. Exclamative — exclamation
2. Interrogative — question
3. Imperative — command
4. Exclamative — exclamation
What does PEEL stand for in essay paragraphs?
Point — your claim
Evidence — quotation
Explanation — analysis
Link — back to the question / next point
Evidence — quotation
Explanation — analysis
Link — back to the question / next point
What is pathetic fallacy?
Using weather or environment to reflect emotion or mood.
Example: A storm raging during a character's anger.
A subset of personification, often used in literature.
Example: A storm raging during a character's anger.
A subset of personification, often used in literature.
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Denotation: the literal dictionary meaning.
Connotation: the emotional or cultural associations.
Example: "Home" denotes a dwelling, connotes warmth and safety.
Connotation: the emotional or cultural associations.
Example: "Home" denotes a dwelling, connotes warmth and safety.
Name three persuasive techniques (AFOREST or similar).
Alliteration, Facts, Opinions, Rhetorical questions, Emotive language, Statistics, Triples (rule of three).
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