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GRADE 12ENGLISH HOME
LANGUAGE
MODULE 1
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,CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL OVERVIEW ....................................................................... 6
1.1. English Home Language: Literature Contents ........................... 6
1.1.1. Poetry .................................................................................... 6
1.1.2. Drama .................................................................................... 6
1.1.3. Novel ..................................................................................... 6
1.2. Examination Requirements ....................................................... 7
UNIT 1: PARTS OF SPEECH ...................................................................10
LEARNING OBJECTIVES .....................................................................10
1. PARTS OF SPEECH – AN OVERVIEW ........................................11
2. NOUNS .........................................................................................11
3. VERBS ..........................................................................................12
4. ADJECTIVES ................................................................................14
5. ADVERBS .....................................................................................14
6. PRONOUNS .................................................................................16
6.1. Personal Pronouns ..................................................................16
6.2. Possessive Pronouns ..............................................................17
6.3. Relative Pronouns ...................................................................17
6.4. Reflexive Pronouns ..................................................................18
7. CONJUNCTIONS ..........................................................................19
8. PREPOSITIONS ...........................................................................20
9. ARTICLES ....................................................................................23
Exercise 8 .............................................................................................23
10. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 1 TO 8 .............................................24
UNIT 2: COMPREHENSION ....................................................................28
LEARNING OBJECTIVES .....................................................................28
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, 1. COMPREHENSION ......................................................................29
1.1. The exam comprehension........................................................29
1.2. Text A: Written extract .............................................................30
1.3. Text B: Visual text ....................................................................32
1.4. Comprehension Activity: ..........................................................33
UNIT 3: LITERATURE - POETRY ............................................................39
LEARNING OBJECTIVES .....................................................................39
1. INTRODUCTION TO POETRY......................................................40
1.1. The Theme of a poem..............................................................40
1.2. The Intention of a poem ...........................................................40
1.3. The Style of a poem .................................................................41
1.4. Diction .....................................................................................41
1.5. The Tone of a poem.................................................................41
1.6. The Mood of a poem ................................................................41
1.7. Rhythm ....................................................................................42
1.8. Rhyme .....................................................................................42
1.9. Imagery ...................................................................................42
1.10. Symbolism ............................................................................42
1.11. Structure or form of poems ....................................................43
1.11.1. Sonnet ...............................................................................43
1.11.2. The Ballad ..........................................................................46
1.11.3. Ode ....................................................................................46
1.11.4. Elegy ..................................................................................47
1.11.5. Lyrical Poetry .....................................................................47
1.11.6. An Allegory .........................................................................47
1.12. Poetic devices and Figures of Speech...................................47
1.12.1. Metonymy ..........................................................................47
1.12.2. Synecdoche .......................................................................47
1.12.3. Hyperbole ...........................................................................48
1.12.4. Litotes ................................................................................48
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