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1
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What is a connotation?

A

refers to what a word suggests or is associated with

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2
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What is the strategy for word choice?

A

Quote a word/phrase
Give 3 connotations
Relate to Question

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3
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What does a list do?

A

Builds up reasons

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4
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What does a short sentence do?

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Impacts reader

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5
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What does repetition do?

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Shows emphasis

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6
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What does a rhetorical question do?

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makes the reader think

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7
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What does an exclamation mark do?

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shows emotion and impact

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8
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What does parenthesis do?

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adds extra info

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9
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What do ellipses do?

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create suspense

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10
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What does climax do?

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build tension

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What does a simile do?

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compares 2 things using “like” or “as”

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12
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What does a metaphor do?

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Compares something directly (saying something is something else)

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13
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What does personification do?

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gives inanimate objects human qualities

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14
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What is the strategy for sentence structure

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identify technique
Quote
Explain
relate to question

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15
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What is the strategy for imagery?

A

Quote
identify imagery
Just as (fake image, 2 connotations) so too (real image, 2 connotations)

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16
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How do you answer an 8 mark comparison question?

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-Identify the commonality (2 marks)
-Give evidence from the extract
- >1 relevant reference to technique
- >1 appropriate comment
Give evidence from at least one other text x2 (4 marks)
-> 1 relevant reference to technique
-> 1 appropriate comment

17
Q

How do you answer a context question

A

Quote given word
Definition
Evidence
Explain

18
Q

How do you answer a tone question

A

Identify tone
quote
explain

19
Q

How do you answer linking questions

A

Quote from given sentence
Link Back
Quote from given sentence
Link Forward

20
Q

How do you answer effective introduction and conclusion questions

A

Quote/Link
Explain

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