The movement of a viewer's gaze around the visual text. This movement can be demonstrated by lines of sight, or vectors.

Sarcasm is like irony where something is said but something else is meant. It is used, however, to mock, humiliate, hurt or insult. Sarcasm is a figure of speech.

A limerick is a five line verse with the rhyme scheme of a-a-b-b-a following a strict pattern of syllables: Lines 1, 2 and 3 are made up of seven to 10 syllables and rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 are made up of five to seven syllables and rhyme with each other. Limericks are normally, but not always, light or humorous.

Words with the same or similar meaning.

A variety of spoken, written and visual texts for different purposes and audiences. The intended audience influences the language used within different text types. Guides are available to support students when writing particular text types.

Lines, real or implied, which direct a viewer's attention to a focal point in a visual text.

A description that gives human or animal qualities to inanimate objects. Personification is a figure of speech. We as humans can relate more readily to the 'humanised' object, which makes the image more powerful.

Words or phrases in which initial letters or syllables are switched. This often happens accidently as 'slips of the tongue' or a deliberate play on words. When used deliberately, a spoonerism is a figure of speech.

The overall feeling of the poem created through the poem's use of language, image and sound. Atmosphere appeals to the emotions and senses of the reader, eg tension, danger, squalor.

The art of making films.