tone and mood
The author’s attitude toward the subject or the audience.
What is Tone?
A text type written for a specific audience to be delivered aloud, often using rhetorical devices like the "rule of three."
what is a speech
The way a text is organized from beginning to end, often described as linear or non-linear.
What is chronological structure?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
The technical term for word choice. Cambridge examiners often ask you to analyze a writer's specific choices.
what is diction
The atmosphere or emotional setting created for the reader.
What is Mood?
A first-person non-fiction text type that is often informal, reflective, and chronological.
What is a Diary Entry or Blog?
A very short sentence used by writers to create a sense of urgency, tension, or a "blunt" tone.
What is a simple sentence?
Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects or animals.
What is Personification?
A word that sounds like what it describes; used frequently in Cambridge "descriptive writing" tasks.
What is onomatopoeia?
This type of tone is used when an author presents facts without personal feelings or bias.
What is Objective?
This "form" requires a headline, a lead paragraph, and usually follows the "inverted pyramid" structure.
what is a news report
The technical term for a "listing" of items without using conjunctions like 'and' (e.g., "He was cold, hungry, tired.").
What is Asyndetic Listing?
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as "I’ve told you a million times."
What is Hyperbole?
The linguistic term for the "level of formality" in a text.
What is register?
Words like "eerie," "gloomy," or "cheerful" typically describe this element of a story.
What is Mood?
A text type where the writer provides a personal opinion or critique of a book, film, or restaurant.
what is a review
When a writer starts and ends a text with the same idea, image, or phrase.
What is a Cyclical (or Circular) Structure?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.
What is Alliteration?
A describing word that is placed before the noun it modifies (e.g., the blue sky).
What is a Pre-modifier (or Attributive Adjective)?
The use of words to express something other than—and especially the opposite of—the literal meaning, often used to create a sarcastic tone.
What is Irony?
A text type that uses a "question and answer" format, often including introductory context about the interviewee.
what is an interview transcript
The use of a series of phrases or sentences that have similar grammatical structures to create rhythm.
What is Parallelism?
A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like "buzz" or "hiss."
What is Onomatopoeia?
Words that are specific to a particular professional field or hobby, such as medical or legal terminology.
What is Jargon?