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English Content / Style
WHAT
? Content & Meaning (what do those effects achieve / what affect do these techniques have on the reader?)
Themes
WHERE? WHEN?
Setting - creation of a certain type of atmosphere / mood
Tone/Mood/Atmosphere
Personal Interpretation
HOW
? Style (how the writer creates the effects) - stylistic techniques and devices
Diction
Onomatopoeia (meaning connects how the word is pronounced)
Sibilance - repetition of s sound)
Alliteration
[Plosive diction (repetition p, d, b - explosive sounds)]
[Fricative diction (repetition of f, k, z, t - teeth) e.g. 'hot stink' 'clock ticks']
Syntax (sentence structure)
Punctuation
Sentence length
long, fluid, flowing sentences
'in contrast to' / 'contrast in sentence lengths'
short, detached, abrupt, broken
mixture: inconsistent / varied sentence length...what is the effect of that?
The rule of three / triplets / trifecta /
tricolon
- 'and again now, and now, and now'; also commonly used for three adjectives in a row 'interesting, sparkling and awesome'.
Think about pacing: highly punctuated (lots of commas) sentences can either slow down the pace or they can quicken up the pace (in a listing effect) and long, flowing sentences can either speed up the pace or slow it down.
enjambment: 'one line flows onto / the next in a poem' a verb: 'to emjamb' (French declension) i.e. 'the third line enjambs onto the fourth'
end-stopped line, which is where you have a full-stop (period) at the end of the sentence.
Persuasive devices
Rhetorical questions
'In
my
opinion,
I
really think that
you
should consider this option. In
my
view, it is the best one for
us
.
We
would benefit a lot.' - personal pronouns (I, you, we)
Flattery
Emotive language - words that try to tap into / connect with the emotions of the audience: 'There are thousands of animals in the world currently at the mercy of our selfishness and disregard for kindness.'
hyperbole 'exaggerated exaggeration' - 'it was the best day in the history of the entire world'
Imagery
Sensory imagery (touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell) / sound imagery = auditory imagery / sight imagery = visual imagery
figurative language = descriptive language
metaphors = substitution e.g. 'the sun is a golden plate' (remember - extended metaphors underlie the prose e.g. in The Thought Fox)
similie 'like / as' comparison e.g. 'the sun is like a golden plate / the lamp is as bright as the sun'
Personification: attaching human characteristics / behaviours to non-human objects