Language Features
Brave as a lion
Simile
Paragraph 1 describes a whole city. Paragraph 2 zooms into one broken window.
Zooming in/shift from wide to narrow focus.
Define the term "Perspective"
The way someone sees or thinks about something. Understanding perspective helps to see how different viewpoints/opinions can change the meaning of a story.
Writer starts every paragraph with "Imagine if..."
What's the method?
Repetition
"The fog slithered through the streets."
Why slithered not moved?
It has connotations of a snake, secret, threatening and alive.
Peter Piper picked....
Alliteration
This structure feature builds tension by hinting at future events.
Foreshadowing
How many marks is the final question worth on both Paper 1 and Paper 2? Also, what's the minimum number of paragraphs to aim for?
40 marks. 5 paragraphs minimum.
Writer lists facts: "3,000 homeless. 400 shelters. 2 minutes from your house."
Statistics (makes the reader see the scale and feel urgency)
"His apology was paper-thin"
Why paper-thin not fake?
Paper-thin has connotations of weak, fragile, see-through and worthless.
The wind screamed
Personification
The siren wailed. Closer. Then: screams. Then: silence
What structure feature?
Short sentences. Builds panic, tension, speed. It mimics a heartbeat or shock. Forces you to read fast.
Both papers will have a question that tests your ability to evaluate. What does 'evaluate' mean?
To make a judgement. Explain not WHAT the writer does, but How WELL he does it.
Whole article is written using "we" and "us"
First person and First person plural to make the reader feel included/united with the writer.
"She clawed at the locked door."
Why clawed not hit?
Clawed has connotations of animal, desperate, pain, no control
I've told you a million times.
Hyperbole
In the same paragraph we give a description of a luxury cruise ship, champagne, laughing whilst also giving a description of bodies in the water, lifeboats overturned. What structure feature is this?
Juxtaposition - Putting two opposite things side by side. Highlights the huge contrast. Makes the disaster feel more shocking/sad because we just saw luxury.
Throughout both papers, you are asked to include 'subject terminology' - Give examples of subject terminology.
Simile, Personification, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Verbs, Adjectives, Verbs, Nouns, Hyperbole, pathetic Fallacy, Irony, etc......
Writer describes the villain's "cold, dead eyes" but the hero's "warm, kind smile".
Contrast/juxtaposition to make the reader like the hero and distrust the villain
"The child's laughter infected the whole room."
Why infected not fillled?
Infected has connotations of uncontrollable, spreading, you can't escape it - but positive.
The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.
Metaphor
"The doorbell rang. But she didn't answer it. Not yet. Not until she remembered the note."
Withholding Information. The writer delays telling us about the note to build suspense.
When analysing language and structure, you must select a quote and explain the....?
EFFECT. What does it make the reader think, feel or see?
Last line of a text: "So, what will YOU do?"
Direct Address + Rhetorical Question to make the reader feel responsible and think about their actions.
"Time dripped too slowly in the exam hall."
Why dripped not passed?
Dripped has connotations of torture, each second painful, sticky and thick.