Modes Of Language Flashcards
Name the genres of language
Argument
Persuasive
Informative
Aesthetic
Narration
Argument examples
Debates
Speeches
Articles
Opinion pieces
Argument key features
Hook audience
Disagree/agree statement
Facts +statistics
Refutes opposing views
Respectful tine
Logical conclusion
Argument - further insight
Writer knows they’re right
Logical, rational + convincing
Overlap with info
NOT giving facts+letting reader make their own decision
Persuasive examples
Inspiration speeches
Articles
Advertising
Brochure
Persuasion key features
Ethos: convince others you’re good
Logos: use rationality+reason to convince audience
Pathos: Emotions
Anecdotes
Rhetorical questions
Hyperbole
Figurative language/imagery
Persuasion - further insight
Draw on personal experiences
Once hooked, harder to ignore - heart not head
Overlaps with argument + descriptive writing
Information: examples
Textbooks
Diary entries
Reports
Documentaries
Information - key features
Unbiased neutral tone
Simple, conciselanguage
3rd person
Aim: teach, clarify, warn/explain
Facts+statistics with sources
Information - further insight
Facts + statistics (can be made up, but must be believable)
Every point has an example
Specific advise
Aesthetic: examples
Poetty
Novels
Drama
Film
Aesthetic - key features
Allusion
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Irony
Metaphor/dimile
Personification
Oxymoron
Paradox
Rhetorical questions
Sibilance
Rhythm
Aesthetic - further insight
No rules - only beauty
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Narration: examples
Short stories
Diaries
Biographies
Anecdotes, parables
Narration - Key features
Narrator:PoV, omniscience, objective
Layout
Setting
Descriptive language
Chronology vs flashbacks
Theme
