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What is a connotation?
refers to what a word suggests or is associated with
What is the strategy for word choice?
Quote a word/phrase
Give 3 connotations
Relate to Question
What does a list do?
Builds up reasons
What does a short sentence do?
Impacts reader
What does repetition do?
Shows emphasis
What does a rhetorical question do?
makes the reader think
What does an exclamation mark do?
shows emotion and impact
What does parenthesis do?
adds extra info
What do ellipses do?
create suspense
What does climax do?
build tension
What does a simile do?
compares 2 things using “like” or “as”
What does a metaphor do?
Compares something directly (saying something is something else)
What does personification do?
gives inanimate objects human qualities
What is the strategy for sentence structure
identify technique
Quote
Explain
relate to question
What is the strategy for imagery?
Quote
identify imagery
Just as (fake image, 2 connotations) so too (real image, 2 connotations)
How do you answer an 8 mark comparison question?
-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
How do you answer a context question
Quote given word
Definition
Evidence
Explain
How do you answer a tone question
Identify tone
quote
explain
How do you answer linking questions
Quote from given sentence
Link Back
Quote from given sentence
Link Forward
How do you answer effective introduction and conclusion questions
Quote/Link
Explain
