Understanding 'Letters from Yorkshire' | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What does the word 'nostalgia' mean?
- feeling of discontent or resentment aroused by another's possessions
- lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern towards something
- showing compassion or understanding towards another's emotions or situation
- understanding and sharing another's feelings, perspectives, and experiences
- emotional longing for past experiences or moments, accompanied by fond memories ✓
If the meaning of something is uncertain and it is open to multiple interpretations, we could describe it as...
- 'ambiguous' ✓
Words such as 'perhaps', 'possibly', 'may', 'suggests', that offer a response rather than stating it as a concrete fact are examples of __________ language.
- inventive
- alternative
- tentative ✓
- exhaustive
- ablative
Match up each of these words to the correct meaning.
- rural
  
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  relating to countryside areas, villages or farming communities ✓
- urban
  
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  relating to cities or densely populated areas; modern and diverse ✓
- media
  
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  channels of communication, such as newspapers, TV, and the internet ✓
- agricultural
  
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  relating to farming or cultivation of crops/livestock for food ✓
- wholesome
  
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  embodying purity, goodness, and moral integrity ✓
- yearning
  
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  deep longing or intense desire for something ✓
What is symbolism?
- repeating words at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases for emphasis
- series of items in a sentence without conjunctions, creating a sense of urgency
- attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities, animals, or objects
- signifying ideas, emotions or concepts through concrete objects or actions ✓
- repetition of hissing "s" or "sh" sounds in speech or writing for effect
Analysis should be led by __________ and supported by evidence from the text.
- identification of writer's methods
- key quotations
- key ideas/inferences ✓
- wider contextual knowledge
- facts about the text