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Question 1

Name 4 different things that can mentioned when you analyse language

Answer 1

Word Choice
Sentence Structure
Imagery
Tone

Question 2

How to analyse word choice

Answer 2

1. Denotation
2. Connotation
3. Link back to question

Question 3

Name 3 different parts of sentence structure that can be analysed

Answer 3

Length, complexity, word order, punctuation (e.g; a question)

Question 4

Name 3 different types of imagery and what they mean

Answer 4

Metaphor- Saying something IS something else

Simile- COMPARING something to something else

Personification- Giving something inanimate human attributes

Question 5

How to answer sentence structure questions

Answer 5

1. Quote sentence that will be commented on
2. Identity aspect of sentence structure (e.g. list, word order, inverted)
3. Explain the EFFECT, be specific

Question 6

How to answer imagery questions

Answer 6

1.Quote imagery
2.Label imagery
3.Identify what two things are being connected
4.Explain what qualities they share
(Use “Just as… so too”)
5.Answer/Link back to question asked

Question 7

Name 3 different sound techniques and what they mean

Answer 7

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Sibilance- alliteration of soft consonants (doesn’t need to be first letter of word)

Assonance- when two or more words close together repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonants

Consonance- repetitive sounds produced only by consonants within a sentence or phrase

Question 8

How to analyse tone

Answer 8

1. Identify tone

2. Follow word choice, sentence structure or imagery rules