English - Evaluative Language

Evaluative language...?

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• seeks to influence readers’ attitudes either positively or negatively about: emotions, feelings or opinions

• seeks to influence readers’ attitudes either positively or negatively about: aspects of people such as their behaviour

• seeks to influence readers’ attitudes either positively or negatively about: the quality of objects such as art or literary works

• seeks to influence readers’ attitudes either positively or negatively about: Australia

The Language of Affect refers to...

• emotions, feelings or opinions

• aspects of people such as their behaviour

• the quality of objects such as art or literary works

• Australia

The Language of Judgement refers to...

• Australia

• the quality of objects such as art or literary works

• emotions, feelings or opinions

• aspects of people such as their behaviour

The Language of Appreciation refers to...

• Australia

• the quality of objects such as art or literary works

• emotions, feelings or opinions

• aspects of people such as their behaviour

Direct Expression is

• used to express ideas or opinions in a forceful way

• used to express ideas directly, or explicitly

• used to express opinions in an indirect way

• used to express a positive or negative emotion in the form of a metaphor

Indirect Expression can be used to...

• express ideas and opinions that are correct

• express ideas indirectly, or imply meaning

• express opinions and ideas explicitly or to imply meaning

• express opinions indirectly and explicitly

A colloquialism is...

• Australian English

• a formal word with creative spelling

• an informal word with creative spelling

• an informal word or phrase that is used more often in conversation than in formal speech or writing

Symbolism is the...

• use of symbols to give an object a deeper or more abstract meaning than that which is represented at face value

• symbols on a music application

• use of symbols to give literal meaning to the reader

• use of symbols such as Webdings in an essay

Metaphor is a form of comparison where one thing is likened to another without the use of the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. 

• form of comparison where one thing is likened to another with the use of the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

• form of comparison where one thing is likened to another without the use of the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

• form of comparison where one thing is likened to another in a literal sense

• form of comparison where one thing is likened to another explicitly and directly

Rhetorical questions are asked...

• in order to confuse the listener

• to gain knowledge about a specific event

• to obtain a literal answer

• to provoke thought rather than obtain a literal answer.