C) Comparing Texts Flashcards
What is form?
Type of text.
What are examples of types of texts?
Article. Blog. Letter. Diary. Newspaper.
What is the purpose?
What writer trying to achieve.
What are examples of purposes?
Entertain. Inform. Advise. Persuade. Argue.
What is it important to remember that a writer will often have?
More than 1 purpose.
When comparing texts what should you consider?
What they have in common + what is different about them.
What should you compare if they have the same purpose?
Do they use similar methods?
Are they aimed at same kind of audience or different 1s?
What should you compare if they have a different purpose but the same subject?
How they treat subject differently? How does choice of methods shows writer targeting particular audience?
How have writers shown different opinion about same subject?
What are example of tone?
Humorous.
Serious.
Mocking + critical.
What are examples of language?
Word choice.
Literary techniques.
Rhetorical devices.
What are examples of structure?
Order of ideas.
Repetition.
Sentence structure.
What is a semantic field?
Group of words linked by meaning.
What is archaic diction?
Outdated choice of words or phrases.
