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GCSE Resit English: Terms and Punctuation

Language techniques, structural terms and the punctuation and grammar rules most often tested in GCSE English Language resits.

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Simile
A comparison using 'like' or 'as', for example 'as cold as ice'.
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Metaphor
A comparison that says one thing is another, for example 'the classroom was a zoo'.
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Personification
Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human, for example 'the wind howled'.
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Alliteration
Repeating the same consonant sound at the start of nearby words, for example 'slippery slope'.
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Sibilance
A type of alliteration that repeats soft s sounds, which can create a hissing or whispering effect.
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Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it describes, such as 'crash', 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.
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Hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration for effect, for example 'I've told you a million times'.
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Oxymoron
Two contradictory words placed together, for example 'bittersweet' or 'deafening silence'.
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Juxtaposition
Placing two contrasting ideas or images side by side to highlight the difference.
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Pathetic fallacy
Using weather or the setting to reflect a character's mood, such as storm clouds when someone is angry.
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Rhetorical question
A question asked for effect that does not need an answer.
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Anaphora
Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive sentences or clauses to build emphasis.
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Tricolon (list of three)
Three words, phrases or clauses in a row, which gives rhythm and makes a point memorable.
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Emotive language
Words chosen to make the reader feel a strong emotion such as pity, anger or fear.
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Direct address
The writer speaks straight to the reader using 'you' to create a connection.
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Imperative
A command or instruction, such as 'Join us today!'
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Connotation
The feeling or idea a word suggests beyond its dictionary meaning, such as 'home' suggesting warmth.
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Semantic field
A group of words connected by a shared topic, such as 'sword, shield, battle, armour'.
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Flashback
A jump back in time within a story.
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Foreshadowing
Hints about events that will happen later in a story.
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Cyclical structure
A text that ends in a way that echoes how it began.
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First-person narrator
Tells the story using 'I' and 'we', and is a character in it.
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Omniscient narrator
A third-person narrator who knows the thoughts of every character.
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Register
The level of formality in writing, such as formal, informal or colloquial.
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Full stop, question mark, exclamation mark
End a sentence. A full stop ends a statement, a question mark ends a direct question, an exclamation mark shows strong feeling.
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Apostrophe of possession
Shows ownership: add 's to a singular noun (the girl's bag) and an apostrophe after a regular plural (the girls' bags).
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Apostrophe of omission
Replaces missing letters in a contraction: do not becomes don't, it is becomes it's.
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Its or it's
Its shows possession (the dog wagged its tail). It's means 'it is' or 'it has'.
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Comma splice
Joining two main clauses with only a comma. Fix it with a full stop, a semicolon or a conjunction.
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Semicolon
Joins two closely related main clauses, or separates items in a complicated list.
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Colon
Introduces a list, an explanation or a quotation after a complete clause.
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Commas after fronted adverbials
A phrase at the start of a sentence is followed by a comma, for example 'After the match, we went home.'
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Speech punctuation
Put spoken words in inverted commas, with the punctuation inside: 'I'm leaving,' she said.
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Subject-verb agreement
The verb must match the subject: 'The team is winning', 'The players are winning'.
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Their, there and they're
Their shows ownership, there shows place, they're means 'they are'.
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Affect or effect
Affect is usually a verb (to influence). Effect is usually a noun (a result).
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Practise or practice
In British English practise is the verb and practice is the noun.

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