Types of Questions: Analysing Sentence Structure (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards

Mirror subject matter through form

Create immediate impact

Builds from less to more important, most impressive last

Ends with mundane item for humorous effect (bathos)

Main verb

Places emphasis on specific words by changing word order

Semi-colon as pivot point in middle

Emphasises contrast between two ideas

Question expecting no direct answer

Creates rhythm and emphasis through repeated patterns