Question 3 (Edexcel GCSE English Language): Flashcards
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Language analysis
Language analysis
Exploring words, phrases & literary devices & their effect
Structure analysis
Structure analysis
Analysing text organisation: events order, sentences, paragraphs
Imagery in writing
Imagery in writing
Descriptive language creating pictures in reader's mind
Simile
Simile
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor
Metaphor
Comparing two things directly
Personification
Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Alliteration
Alliteration
Repeating the same consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds (e.g., buzz, crash)
Emotive language
Emotive language
Words that provoke emotions in the reader
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
Rhetorical question
Rhetorical question
Question requiring no answer but makes reader think
Effect of short sentences
Effect of short sentences
Create tension, emphasise key points, add impact
Effect of long sentences
Effect of long sentences
Slow pace, add description, convey complex/reflective tone
Fast-paced writing effect
Fast-paced writing effect
Builds excitement or urgency
Cyclical structure/framing
Cyclical structure/framing
Story starts & ends in similar way for closure