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English Lang Lit - Arctic Monkeys edition
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Practising English Language and Literature terminology using lyrics from Arctic Monkeys songs.
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1
The song 'Old Yellow Bricks' mentions Dorothy. This is an allusion to...
The Chronicles of Narnia
Harry Potter
The Wizard of Oz
Of Mice and Men
2
What is not an aspect of conversation analysis?
Paralinguistic features
Interruption
Turn-taking
Paragraphing
3
'Been wondering if your heart's still open and if so I
wanna
know what time it shuts'.
'wanna' is enjambment
'wanna' is caesura
'wanna' is ellipsis
'wanna' is elision
4
Which lyric is an example of satire?
When she walks her footsteps sing a reckless serenade
There's only music so that there's new ringtones
You like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons
But my chances turned to toast
5
The lyrics to 'I Wanna Be Yours' were based on a poem by which poet?
John Cooper-Clarke
Carol Ann Duffy
William Blake
John Betjeman
6
Words lacking contractions would usually be in which register?
Formal
Colloquial
Relaxed
Informal
7
'There ain't no love, no, Montagues or Capulets' is an allusion to which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
Hamlet
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
8
'And do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now?' is what kind of sentence?
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamative
Imperative
9
Which lyric contains a simile?
Don't sit down cause i've moved your chair
As deep as the pacific ocean
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Let me be your coffee pot
10
What is an oxymoron?
A style or category of text.
The representation of speech between characters in a text.
The use of exaggeration for persuasive effect.
Apparently contradictory terms placed together for effect.
11
What is 'a story that has a second, strongly intended meaning'?
Hyperbole
A narrative
An anecdote
An allegory
12
Alex Turner's lyrics demonstrate his Sheffield...
Dialect
Idiolect
Sociolect
Dialogue
13
'Tricking through the morning / The tramp with the trampoline under his arm'. Alliteration is..
An aspect of Pragmatics
An aspect of semantics
An aspect of grammar
An aspect of phonology
14
With what type of speech would you associate elisions such as 'wanna'?
Formal
Colloquial
Literary
Correct
15
Which band/artist name is
not
an oxymoron?
Foo Fighters
Arctic Monkeys
Biggie Smalls
Fatboy Slim
16
How is juxtaposition used in the title of 'From the Ritz to the Rubble'?
A contrast between life and death
A contrast between happiness and sadness
A contrast between love and hate
A contrast between richness and poverty
17
'Your waitress was miserable, and so was your food'. Which are the concrete nouns?
Your and food
Waitress and food
Miserable and food
Waitress and miserable
18
Which lyric demonstrates sibilance?
She’s a certified mind blower
You’re rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock
I crumble completely when you cry
I smelt your scent on the seatbelt
19
'A character with some features exaggerated, usually for comic or satirical effect' describes..
Idiom
Bathos
Pathetic fallacy
Caricature
20
What are 'words abbreviated and joined using an apostrophe'?
Contractions
Deductions
Subtractions
Distractions
