English Language Techniques

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• Composition ridicules scornful humorous satire
• Location story internal external setting
• Repetition s sound melodious sweet cold icy sibilance
• Comparison objects simile of 2
• Object represents complex ideas symbolism
• Sentences short simple truncated creating tension haste urgency
• Present past future events predicted tense
• Message moral story makes ponder bigger issues life
• Composer character feels conveyed word choice tone
• Emotive forceful factual descriptive blunt graphic disturbing informative
• Referring speaker's audience i.e person
• E.g referring including nouns james swedish fish mice
• Human characteristic non-human object inanimate life personification
• Individuals issues events texts facts perspective
• Harsh sounds sentence phrase plosive consonants
• Words syntax order emphasis persuasion repetition
• Composer conveys meaning textual features representation
• Story double meaning primary surface secondary allegory
• Repetition consonants start words sentence phrase alliteration
• Over-used common expression cliche an
• Repetition consonants sentence phrase consonance
• Contrast paradox atithesis oxymoron juxtaposition description
• Text instructs reader obiviously delivering moral message didactic
• Conjunction e.g dramatically interrupts rhythm sentencerf disjunction
• Dramatic pause creates tension suggests words spoken ellipsis
• Words stir readers emotions emotive language
• Poetic technique sentence phrase runs line stanza assists
• Mild expression replace harsh euphemism
• Exclamatory sentence ending convey high emotion exclamation
• Purpose features text influence its construction suggest structure form
• Devices metaphor metonymy hyperbole simile personification assonance alliteration
• Sentences incomplete increase tension urgency reflect people speak
• Voice heard denominates gaps silences
• Incongruity parody satire exaggeration irony puns lighten tone
• Single person object image represents complex ideas feelings
• Vivid pictures created words reader visualises character/setting imagery
• Forceful verb start sentence phrase imperative voice
• Text makes reference explicit implied inferred intertextuality
• Gap meant irony what is
• Layering images/scenes dramatic impact juxtaposition
• Slang colloquial informal formal level usage language
• Sequential chronological order linear in
• Comparison objects adds layers meaning compared metaphor
• Blank force words delivered high forceful low gentle
• Non-sequential narrative events occur chronological order non-linear
• Word ehcoes sound represents reader hears happening onomatopoeia
• Conscious imitation satiric purpose parody
• Speaker writing group includes i.e i person

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