by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, liquid, Nasal, plosive, Poetry, sibilant, Technical Terms
How are sounds used to create mood?The main sounds that I teach to students are1. sibilant /s/ /sh/ /ch/ /x/2. plosive /b/ /p/ /t/ /d/3. liquid /l/4. (sometimes) fricative, voiced /th/ ‘the’ /v/ and unvoiced /th/ ‘theatre’ /f/5. (rarely) nasal...
by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | alliteration, Antithesis, comparative, GCSE, juxtaposition, liquid, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, personification, plosive, Semantic Fields, Sensory Language, sibilant, Similes, superlative, Technical Terms
Want an A or A* in GCSE English? Here’s the secret (pass it on).Follow this checklist of things to look for in the question ‘How does the writer use language?’Learn as many as you can. Yes, you can revise English. Don’t forget to explain...
