Comprehension

Question 1

Personal story

Answer 1

Anecdote = more engaging and interesting

Question 2

Quotes

Answer 2

Appeal to authority = adds credence to their argument and more convincing as it shows that not just the author believes this

Question 3

Appeal to emotions

Answer 3

persuasive writing which elicits a certain response from reader

Question 4

Informal language

Answer 4

Colloquial (casual/idiomatic) language = adds immediacy to the text and authenticity

easier to relate to

Question 5

Vivid descriptive verbs

Answer 5

Descriptive verbs = adds drama and narrative depth to the text

Question 6

Exclamation marks

Answer 6

brings energy and liveliness

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

more vivid scenes = more immediate and therefore better understanding

Olfactory(smell) and gustatory (taste)

Question 8

Use of ‘we’ or ‘us’

Answer 8

Inclusive language = create a bond between reader and

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

Words starting with same letter in succession - Lake water lapping with low sounds

Engaging - adds colour, immediacy and drama to a text

Question 10

exaggeration

Answer 10

Hyperbole

adds sense of drama and urgency in the text

Grabs attention of the reader and convinces them the importance of a point

Often used with colloquial language

Question 11

Imperatives

Answer 11

direct orders or commands

Question 12

Logical argumentation

Answer 12

Clearly lays out points and then conclusion from them

Although unexciting are easy to follow and make the text accessible

Question 13

Metaphor

Answer 13

Simile without the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

Implied comparison between 2 things,

Make texts more accessible by exploring ideas in amore novel(new) context
Also add an imaginative creativity and originality to the text

Question 14

Onomatopoeia

Answer 14

Words that sound like the actions that describe them

They are catchy and dramatic
Add a sense of immediacy and drama

often with aural imagery

Question 15

Use of ‘you’ and ‘your’

Answer 15

personal language

Directly addresses the reader or listener which makes them feel more included

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

Portraying inanimate objects as having human like qualities such as emotions

Adds interest to a text, appeals to our imagination and entertains the reader

Question 17

Questions

Answer 17

involves readers in a text more by prompting them to engage with and reflect on what the writer is asking

Question 18

Repetition

Answer 18

repeated use of a single word

Catchy and persuasive, grabs our attention and helps to convince us of the writer’s message

Question 19

Rhetorical Q

Answer 19

Questions that are so obvious that they do not need a reply

Draws the attention of the reader to how obvious something is

Engage the reader and convince them of the veracity of the writer’s standpoint

Question 20

Rhyme

Answer 20

Catch the reader’s attention

Add humour and interest value of text

Question 21

Succinct sentences

Answer 21

short sentences

Add sense of immediacy and urgency or drama to a text

Grabs the attention of the reader

Question 22

Simile

Answer 22

Comparison with words like or as

describe technical process in a context that is easier to understand

Add a range of meaning to a text, appeal to out imagination

Question 23

Statistics

Answer 23

adds credence to an argument provides weight of objective evidence

More convincing and less impartial

Question 24

Superlatives

Answer 24

catch the reader’s attention

Question 25

tricolour

Answer 25

list of 3 items

Add sense of balance to a piece

More attractive and more compelling