by melaniewp | Jul 17, 2013 | Connotations, How Do Writers Use Language?, Semantic Fields
Every word has a literal meaning – the dictionary definition. This is called the denotation. So far so simple.Connotations means – what a word suggests to us, what it makes us think of and what we associate with it. For example, red connotes blood, danger,...
by melaniewp | Mar 22, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Poetry, Semantic Fields, Technical Terms
A semantic field is a group of words that belong together – like sheep in a field. You can find it in a poem, play, novel or any other type of text. Read through and underline words with a similar meaning. For example:[1] cling, possessive, stay > Here,...
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...
