Language & Structure

Which of these is structure?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Short / long sentences

A simile is a ................ feature

A good answer to Q3...

• Uses quotes

• Talks about the effect on the reader

• Labels language techniques

• All of the above

Writers often use simple (short) sentences after compound/complex (long) sentences to...

(note: multiple answers possible)

• place emphasis on the sentence.

• allow the reader to take a break.

• vary the sentence structure so it isn't too wordy.

• create suspense.

'Sarah is a dragon when she's angry', is an example of what language technique?

• personification

• metaphor

• direct address

Is 'imagery' a language technique, or a part of structure?

• Structure

• Language technique

• Neither

What does Q3 focus on?

• How the writers use language

• How the writers use structure

• Comparing two texts

• True / false statements

Identify the DAFORREST technique: Recent studies by scientists have shown that...

• Statistic

• Fact

• Opinion

• Direct address

'I was sure someone was following me. I walked faster, but the sense of foreboding closed in around me like a cold hand clenching my spine. When I turned to look around me, the street was deserted.'

Which narrative perspective is used?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

How could respond to the structure question?

• By writing about a technique from the beginning, middle and end of the extract.

• By just focusing on techniques from the beginning of the extract.

• By focusing on techniques from the beginning and the middle of the extract.

• I don't really know what I'm going to do.