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Unit 1: Perspectives in English
Quick questions on Genre and text types (QCE English Unit 1)
10short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is literary genres?Show answer
Poetry (sonnet, free verse, ballad, ode); drama (tragedy, comedy, monologue); prose fiction (short story, novel, novella). Foreground aesthetic and imaginative purposes.
What is non-literary genres?Show answer
Feature article, essay, speech, editorial, biography, memoir, report. Foreground informative or persuasive purposes.
What is multimodal genres?Show answer
Film, television, podcast, graphic novel, photo essay, video essay. Combine word, image and sound; require analysis of how different modes interact.
What is sonnet?Show answer
$14$ lines, regular metre, conventional rhyme scheme (English: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; Italian: ABBAABBA CDECDE), often a turn (volta) at line $9$.
What is feature article?Show answer
Headline, by-line, lead, supporting paragraphs, expert quotes, statistics, kicker. Tone informative-persuasive.
What is speech?Show answer
Direct address, rhetorical structure, repetition (anaphora), tricolons, building to call-to-action.
What is film?Show answer
Mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound design. Multimodal interaction of word, image and sound.
What is treating genre as decoration?Show answer
Genre is not just stylistic surface; it shapes how meaning works.
What is listing conventions without analysing effect?Show answer
Marking guides reward analysis of the effect of conventions, not just identification.
What is treating multimodal as harder?Show answer
Multimodal analysis simply adds attention to image and sound alongside the word; the same critical moves apply.