Paper 1 Question 2 Skills: Language Analysis (AQA GCSE English Language): Flashcards
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Q2 Paper 1 focus
Q2 Paper 1 focus
Analyse writer's language use & effects on reader
Word choice (diction)
Word choice (diction)
Powerful/emotive/descriptive words & their connotations
Imagery devices to identify
Imagery devices to identify
Similes, metaphors, personification
Sentence structure impact
Sentence structure impact
Affects pace & tension (short=urgent, long=complex)
Figurative language examples
Figurative language examples
Metaphors, similes, hyperbole
Tone & mood analysis
Tone & mood analysis
Identify tone & how language creates overall mood
Sound devices examples
Sound devices examples
Alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia
3 steps for language analysis
3 steps for language analysis
Identify, Explain, Effect
BEST SECONDZ purpose
BEST SECONDZ purpose
Guide for analysing structure (order, shifts, perspective)
Equilibrium (narrative term)
Equilibrium (narrative term)
Without too much tension
Disequilibrium (narrative term)
Disequilibrium (narrative term)
A lot of tension
Prolepsis definition
Prolepsis definition
Flash-forward
Analepsis definition
Analepsis definition
Flash-back
Non-linear narrative
Non-linear narrative
Not told chronologically
Frame narrative
Frame narrative
A story within a story