Skills: Language and Structure Analysis (OCR GCSE English Language): Flashcards
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Language analysis definition
Language analysis definition
Exploring words, phrases, literary devices & how they affect reader
Structure analysis definition
Structure analysis definition
Analysing text organisation, order, sentence/paragraph structure, tone/pace shifts
Imagery
Imagery
Descriptive language creating pictures in reader's mind
Alliteration
Alliteration
Repeating same consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds
Emotive language
Emotive language
Words that provoke emotions
Rhetorical questions purpose
Rhetorical questions purpose
Make readers think without requiring an answer
Short sentences effect
Short sentences effect
Create tension, emphasise points, add impact
Fast-paced writing effect
Fast-paced writing effect
Quick events/short sentences build excitement or urgency
Cyclical structure
Cyclical structure
Story starts & ends in similar way for closure