Skills: Language and Structure Analysis (Edexcel GCSE English Language): Quizzes
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What does language analysis involve?
What does language analysis involve?
Exploring words & literary devices
What does structure analysis focus on?
What does structure analysis focus on?
Text organisation & order of events
Which purpose involves trying to convince the reader of something?
Which purpose involves trying to convince the reader of something?
To persuade
What is imagery in language analysis?
What is imagery in language analysis?
Descriptive language creating pictures
Which technique uses 'like' or 'as' to compare?
Which technique uses 'like' or 'as' to compare?
Simile
What is alliteration?
What is alliteration?
Repeating consonant sounds
Which term describes words that imitate sounds like 'buzz' or 'crash'?
Which term describes words that imitate sounds like 'buzz' or 'crash'?
Onomatopoeia
What is hyperbole used for?
What is hyperbole used for?
Exaggeration for effect
What effect do rhetorical questions have?
What effect do rhetorical questions have?
They make readers think
What effect do short sentences create?
What effect do short sentences create?
Create tension & emphasis
What is the purpose of long sentences?
What is the purpose of long sentences?
Slow pace & add description
Why are single-line paragraphs used?
Why are single-line paragraphs used?
To emphasise a point or create suspense
What effect does fast-paced structure have?
What effect does fast-paced structure have?
Builds excitement or urgency
What is non-chronological order?
What is non-chronological order?
Flashbacks, flash-forwards, in media res
What is cyclical structure?
What is cyclical structure?
Starting & ending similarly