Skills: Language and Structure Analysis (OCR GCSE English Language): Flashcards
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Imagery
Imagery
Descriptive language creating pictures using sensory details
Alliteration
Alliteration
Repeating same consonant sounds
Personification
Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
Rhetorical questions
Rhetorical questions
Questions that make readers think, don't require an answer
Short sentences effect
Short sentences effect
Create tension, emphasise key points, or add impact
Single-line paragraphs effect
Single-line paragraphs effect
Emphasise a powerful point or create suspense
Fast-paced structure effect
Fast-paced structure effect
Builds excitement or urgency
Cliffhangers
Cliffhangers
Ending scene/chapter at tense moment to keep reader engaged
Cyclical structure
Cyclical structure
Story starts & ends similarly (same setting/image)