What is Meta-language? By Lisa Tran: Summary and Theme
Important Question Answer
Summary of the Essay
The text What is Meta-language? Is taken from her blog, and it is about what meta-language is.
It is a language that describes language symbols, personification, characterisation, motifs, imagery.
Meta-language seems new to students but it is not new thing. Students are using it unknowingly. It is a language that describes language.
Our word choice changes the meaning of a sentence. For example, we find difference between he is sad and he felt sorrowful. People are using it as same. But they have different meanings. We need to understand the meta-language of author to know their text properly.
In novel, author uses different meta-language techniques like tone, narrator, grammar, punctuation, characterisation and foreshadowing to convey his/her message.
In film, we find the use of Mise-en-scene, camera angles, music, lighting, etc techniques as meta-language. In the same way, play uses stage direction, soliloquy, monologue, prop, motifs as meta-language.
Important Question Answer:
1. What is foreshadowing? Describe.
Ans: Foreshadowing in literature is a technique used by authors to provide readers with hints or clues about future events in the story. It builds suspense and anticipation, allowing readers to make predictions and engage more deeply in the story.
2. What is the difference between a soliloquy and monologue?
Ans: A monologue is a long speech in front of other characters. Soliloquy is a lengthy speech in which a character speaks to himself. They expresses their thoughts out loud for the benefit of the audience.
3. Meta-language is language that describes language. Explain.
Ans: Meta-language is a language that describes language symbols, personification, characterization, motifs, imagery – are all types of meta-language.Meta-language seems new to students but it is not new thing. Students are using it unknowingly. It is a language that describes language.
4. Write and essay on Meta-language?
Meta-language is a language that describes language symbols, personification, characterisation, motifs, imagery – are all types of meta-language. Meta-language seems new to students but it is not new thing. Students are using it unknowingly. It is a language that describes language.
Our word choice changes the meaning of a sentence. For example, we find difference between he is sad and he felt sorrowful. People are using it as same. But they have different meanings. We need to understand the meta-language of author to know their text properly.
In novel, author uses different meta-language techniques like tone, narrator, grammar, punctuation, characterisation and foreshadowing to convey his/her message.