Year 10 - English
Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
Fiction: ending stories
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils look at four different story ending types and practise emulating them. They look at resolution in 'Moriaty', cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers', anti-climax in 'Hera' and plot twist in 'Atonement', before then crafting their own effective ending.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use symbolism and semantic fields to emulate Saint's use of an anti-climax.
Key Notes
- Saint arguably uses an anti-climax in order to subvert the reader's expectations about ambition and power.
- In order to craft an anti-climax, Saint uses symbolism and semantic fields to create ideas of transience.
- In order to emulate Saint's work, we might use the symbolism of water and repetition of a verb which implies departing.
- Furthermore, we might consider using a semantic field of being unbalanced.
Vocabulary To Learn
- anti-climax: when something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be
- transience: the state or fact of lasting only for a short time
- futile: achieving no result; not effective or successful
- subvert: to criticise or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That anti-climaxes are always disappointing to the reader.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Saint arguably uses an anti-climax in order to subvert the reader's expectations about ambition and power. In order to craft an anti-climax, Saint uses symbolism and semantic fields to create ideas of transience.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'anti-climax'
when something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That anti-climaxes are always disappointing to the reader. Correction: While some people may find them disappointing, they can also be useful in teaching us something about our own expectations around endings and resolutions.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Considering and emulating Tolkien's use of a cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers' Study Guide
- Crafting an effective ending Study Guide
- Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty' Study Guide
- Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement' Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty' Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement' Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera' Study Guide
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