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Year 12 English
For the WACE exams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Context of production | The circumstances the text was created in and the creators personal context. Includes the medium the text was originally made in. |
| Context of reception | The circumstances of the audience reading the text, might not be the target audience. |
| Context of culture | Shapes the normalised values and attitudes in a text. |
| Context of situation | The immediate context of the creator and audience. |
| Personal context | Education, age, gender, race, religion, health, wealth etc. |
| Satire | Uses humour to criticise aspects of a particular cultural or situational context. |
| Perspective | Viewpoint and the context which informs it. Constructed through structural, language and stylistic choices. |
| Language | Lexical choice/ diction, persuasive and imaginative devices. Creates empathy on controversy. |