1.1.9
Mood
Key Terms for English Language - Mood and Feelings
Key Terms for English Language - Mood and Feelings
You need to know the following key terms for your English Language exam:


Atmosphere
Atmosphere
- The tone or feeling created in a piece of creative work.
- E.g. The dark sky hung ominously as they shivered in fear.


Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy
- Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to the natural world (most commonly, the weather) or inanimate objects. You are probably most used to seeing pathetic fallacy used when the weather reflects the mood of the characters.
- E.g. the night was unruly.


Pathos
Pathos
- When language creates pity or sadness in the reader.
- E.g. When advertisements for charities show small children looking sad and living in horrible conditions - this is used to evoke pity and sadness in the audience, encouraging them to donate money to the cause.
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
3.1Paper 1: Reading - Section A
3.1.1Paper 1: Reading - Overview - Section A
3.1.2Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 1
3.1.3Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2
3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.5Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 3
3.1.6Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 4
3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A
3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q1
3.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q2
3.1.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q3
3.1.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 1
3.1.13Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 2
4Paper 1: Writing
4.1Paper 1: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
4.1.1Paper 1: Writing - Overview - Section B
4.1.2Paper 1: Writing - Descriptive Writing
4.1.3Paper 1: Writing - Narrative Writing
4.1.4Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 1)
4.1.5Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 2)
4.1.6Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B - Checklist
4.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Section
4.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing
4.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 1
4.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 2
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1Paper 2: Reading - DAFORESTER
5.1.1Paper 2: Reading - Direct Address
5.1.2Paper 2: Reading - Alliteration
5.1.3Paper 2: Reading - Facts
5.1.4Paper 2: Reading - Opinions
5.1.5Paper 2: Reading - Repetition
5.1.6Paper 2: Reading - Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
5.1.7Paper 2: Reading - Statistics
5.1.8Paper 2: Reading - Triples (Rule of 3)
5.1.9Paper 2: Reading - Emotive Language
5.1.10Paper 2: Reading - Rhetorical Questions
5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
5.2Paper 2: Reading - Structuring Your Answer
5.2.1Paper 2: Reading - Overview - Section A
5.2.2Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 1
5.2.3Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 2
5.2.4Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 3
5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.6Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 4
5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A
5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q1
5.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 1
5.2.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 2
5.2.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q4
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Paper 2: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.2.1Paper 2: Writing - Article
6.2.2Paper 2: Writing - Essay
6.2.3Paper 2: Writing - Leaflet
6.2.4Paper 2: Writing - Letter
6.2.5Paper 2: Writing - Speech
6.2.6Paper 2: Writing - Review
6.2.7Paper 2: Writing - Travel Writing
6.2.8Paper 2: Writing - Diaries & Journals
6.2.9End of Topic Test - Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform
6.3.2Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain
6.3.4Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue
6.3.8Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade vs Writing
6.3.10Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise
6.3.11Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
3.1Paper 1: Reading - Section A
3.1.1Paper 1: Reading - Overview - Section A
3.1.2Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 1
3.1.3Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2
3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.5Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 3
3.1.6Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 4
3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A
3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q1
3.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q2
3.1.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q3
3.1.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 1
3.1.13Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 2
4Paper 1: Writing
4.1Paper 1: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
4.1.1Paper 1: Writing - Overview - Section B
4.1.2Paper 1: Writing - Descriptive Writing
4.1.3Paper 1: Writing - Narrative Writing
4.1.4Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 1)
4.1.5Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 2)
4.1.6Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B - Checklist
4.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Section
4.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing
4.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 1
4.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 2
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1Paper 2: Reading - DAFORESTER
5.1.1Paper 2: Reading - Direct Address
5.1.2Paper 2: Reading - Alliteration
5.1.3Paper 2: Reading - Facts
5.1.4Paper 2: Reading - Opinions
5.1.5Paper 2: Reading - Repetition
5.1.6Paper 2: Reading - Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
5.1.7Paper 2: Reading - Statistics
5.1.8Paper 2: Reading - Triples (Rule of 3)
5.1.9Paper 2: Reading - Emotive Language
5.1.10Paper 2: Reading - Rhetorical Questions
5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
5.2Paper 2: Reading - Structuring Your Answer
5.2.1Paper 2: Reading - Overview - Section A
5.2.2Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 1
5.2.3Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 2
5.2.4Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 3
5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.6Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 4
5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A
5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q1
5.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 1
5.2.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 2
5.2.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q4
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Paper 2: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.2.1Paper 2: Writing - Article
6.2.2Paper 2: Writing - Essay
6.2.3Paper 2: Writing - Leaflet
6.2.4Paper 2: Writing - Letter
6.2.5Paper 2: Writing - Speech
6.2.6Paper 2: Writing - Review
6.2.7Paper 2: Writing - Travel Writing
6.2.8Paper 2: Writing - Diaries & Journals
6.2.9End of Topic Test - Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform
6.3.2Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain
6.3.4Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue
6.3.8Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade vs Writing
6.3.10Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise
6.3.11Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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