UAE - Analysis T2

Question 1

Word choice

Answer 1

Quote, connote, explanation.
Example: Leaping like cats”. The word choice of “leaping”connotes a smooth, elegant and graceful jump. This word choice shows the agility of the youths as leaping requires grace and elegance, therefore they must be agile to be able to perform the skill.

Question 2

Imagery

Answer 2

Quote, technique, literal route, similarities, explanation.
Example Imagery- “Joe Biden crushed him in this contest” is a metaphor. Literally to be crushed is to be destroyed by a huge force. Like crushing – Joe Biden was a huge force compared to Trump and destroyed him. This metaphor emphasises how much Joe Biden beat Trump by in the popular vote.

Question 3

Sentence structure

Answer 3

Quote, technique, function, explanation.
Example: • “Never believe everything you hear on the news.” Is a short sentence. It is abrupt, direct and powerful emphasising the writers argument about the scepticism we should have towards most news outlets.

Question 4

Tone

Answer 4

State writers tone I.e sceptical or shocked or amazed.
Analyse language that puts across this tone making reference to tone in the explanation.
Example: The writers tone is amazed.
“ There, you can marvel at the domestic normality”. The word choice of marvel connotes incredulous interest and awe. This word choice shows the writers amazement towards the Stone Age people’s everyday life.

Question 5

All tones

Answer 5

enthusiastic disapproving humorous mocking amazed sarcastic emotional critical baffled angry disbelief sceptical

Question 6

Colon:

Answer 6

Introduces a list, explanation or quotation.

Question 7

Semi colon ;

Answer 7

Joins items in a list or connect two simple linked sentences.

Question 8

Rhetorical question?

Answer 8

Forces reader to engage in argument.

Draws reader attention to argument.

Question 9

List, list, list and list.

Answer 9

Shows variety, number and volume.

Question 10

Short sentence.

Answer 10

Abrupt, emphatic, angry, dramatic, Direct, Blunt,Powerful, draws reader attention to argument. Mirrors the content.

Question 11

Power of 3, power of 3 and power of 3

Answer 11

Emphasises each word.

Question 12

Repetition answering questions. Repetition spotting is fairly simple. Repetition function.

Answer 12

Draws attention to and emphasises writers argument

Question 13

Inversion, what is is it’s function?

Answer 13

Moves order of words in a sentence to draw attention to word that has been moved to start of sentence.

Question 14

“Inverted commas”

Answer 14

Scepticism, shows words are not writers.

Question 15

And conjunction at start of sentence.

Answer 15

Draws attention to the addition of another point. Can be quite informal.

Question 16

An exceptionally long sentence can be quite difficult to spot and answer upon however they are a very useful weapon in the arsenal of sentence structure, using them in your own writing can be difficult.

Answer 16

Mirrors content- detailed, slow, complex, confusing, exhausting.

Question 17

Sentence structure functions, in this case parenthesis, and how to use them in answers.

Answer 17

Adds extra information or side comment – tone.

Question 18

Single dash -

Answer 18

Provides explanation.

Question 19

Ellipsis…

Answer 19

Dramatic pause or continuation.

Question 20

Answering alliteration

Answer 20

Draws attention.