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Tone can be described as
Friendly, informal and colloquial.
Educated and informative.
Self depreciating and sarcastic.
All of the above.
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An idiom is
A form of sarcasm.
A phrase understood by many different cultures.
Usually an non literal 'expression' used by a social group
A group of idiots.
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Therefore, when one is subjective
One chooses lots of interesting subjects.
One becomes invested in their own view point.
One can see clearly and fairly.
One considers all perspectives.
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Metalanguage refers to
Old fashioned or outdated language.
Breaking rules or expectations.
Really big words.
Any language that is used to describe language.
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Rhetorical devices are
Repeated words and phrases which become boring.
Questions which don't require answers.
Designed to help with the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Persuasive speaking or writing techniques.
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Context refers to:
Familiar, comfortable surroundings.
Social, historical and cultural factors.
A text which aims to con you.
One characters feelings about the setting.
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If an idea is subverted,
It is perverted.
It is commonly agreed upon.
It is able to be read from right to left.
Its power and authority are undermined
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If a connotation has an secondary or implied meaning, then what is a denotation?
The literal meaning.
One part of the whole meaning.
The notes made outside the margins.
A large explosion.
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'Voice' in a text refers to the
Feel of the story; the author's tone and the characters POV
Main character's perspective only.
Onomatopoeia and other sound techniques.
Dialogue the characters exchange.
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Sympathy is the expression of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. Empathy is
Stress given to a word to indicate particular importance.
A condition causing breathlessness.
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
When you put yourself through someone else's pain.
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There are three types of context:
Vegemite, jam and peanut butter.
Production (author's), reception (reader's) and the setting
Anecdotal, statistical and emotional.
First person, second person and third person.
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Interpretive texts
Highly accurate and impersonal.
Interpret foreign languages.
Are non-fiction texts about personalities, events or ideas.
Explain scientific displays.
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A representation is...
A false or misleading statement.
When you have to present your work over again.
The way people, events, issues or subjects are presented.
The interpretation of a sarcastic comment.
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In English, conventions refer to
Poetry or prose.
Features of text types which have become accepted practice.
Rules which must be strictly followed.
Social etiquette.
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Another way to describe perspective is
Any of the above.
A point of view expressed by an individual.
A viewpoint informed by one's context.
A position from which things can be viewed.
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The dominant reading of a text is the one made by most of society but the resistant reading
Challenges or questions the assumptions made in the text.
Holds power in the bedroom.
Is the natural or normal way to interpret the text.
Creates alternative meanings to those promoted in the text.
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Genres change over time because
People prefer romance.
People get sick of reading.
Authors can't write like they used to.
They mirror change in our social, historical, cultural world
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Figurative language is words or expressions
Used for imaginative writing.
Used to describe the figure in artworks.
With a meaning that is different from the literal one.
Which are rude and insulting.
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To be marginalised means
To be unaware of what is happening.
To be addicted to ruling up a page.
To be constrained within a strict set of guidelines.
To be treated as insignificant or peripheral
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Omissions are
When you forget your mum's birthday.
Gaps and silences - who or what is not included in the text.
People you defriend on facebook
The production and discharge of gas.
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Language patterns are
Repeated or corresponding elements in a text.
Similes, metaphors and personification.
References to famous people or places.
Visual images made from words.
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Stylistic features include
All of the above
Distinguishing features of an author (or time period)
The ways words and sentences are arranged for effect.
The use of particular genres or text types.
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Aesthetics are very subjective because they are concerned with
Who can make the best looking pizza.
The appreciation of beauty and personal taste.
The expectations society has about how the body should look.
The lack of belief in the existence of God.
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To write something objectively is to
To become hostage to your emotions.
Consider all points of view without bias.
Use persuasive language to sway the reader
Present the correct findings.
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Syntax is
A character in a Jim Carey movie.
The order of words in a sentence.
When you evade taxes.
The language of computers.
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Mode is
The structural features of a text.
A fashion magazine originally from Paris
The type communication used: oral, visual or written
The type of genre employed to write a text
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A hybrid genre is
A cross between one genre and another.
The latest electric powered car.
Centered around jungle music.
An indoor plant.
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A multimodal text uses
Flashbacks and timeshifts.
Different generic conventions to present ideas.
A combination of written and audio visual elements.
Multiple points of view.
