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Which term names the repetition of a word or phrase at the START of successive clauses or lines?

  • Anaphora
  • Epistrophe
  • Assonance
  • Zeugma

Answer: Anaphora

Anaphora hammers a phrase at the beginning of successive lines (e.g. 'We shall fight... We shall fight...') to build rhythm and emphasis. Spot it by looking for the repeated opening words.

In media analysis, 'framing' refers to

  • only the physical decorative border printed around a photograph or illustration, and nothing else about the content
  • the way a text selects and emphasises certain aspects of an issue to shape how the audience understands it
  • the font used in a headline
  • the length of an article

Answer: the way a text selects and emphasises certain aspects of an issue to shape how the audience understands it

Framing decides which angle is foregrounded; the same event framed as 'protest' or 'riot' invites opposite readings.

A print advertisement typically combines a bold headline, product image and a slogan mainly in order to

  • record events objectively
  • persuade a target consumer to buy or feel something
  • provide neutral, step-by-step technical instructions
  • archive company history

Answer: persuade a target consumer to buy or feel something

Adverts are persuasive: every visual and verbal choice is engineered to move a specific audience toward a purchase or brand feeling.

In the English A: Language & Literature Paper 1 guided analysis, what is the purpose of the 'guiding question' printed with each text?

  • It offers a focus or lens to explore, but your analysis should go beyond it, not be limited to it
  • It is the only thing you are allowed to write about
  • It can be ignored completely with no consequence
  • It hands you the single correct interpretation of the text, which you must copy out word for word in your answer

Answer: It offers a focus or lens to explore, but your analysis should go beyond it, not be limited to it

Use the guiding question as a springboard for a focused thesis, but develop a full analysis of stylistic and structural features around it.

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