eng lang 2 techniques

what does AFOREST stand for?

anecdotes

facts

opinions (assertive language)

rhetorical questions

emotive language

statistics

triadic structure (power of three)

what are the aforest techniques?

persuasion and rhetorical devices

what is a simile and metaphor used for?

comparing something to an unexpected object to transfer its qualities onto that object

personification

giving human qualities to inanimate objects/abstract concepts

what is zoomorphism?

giving humans animalistic traits

what is dehumanisation?

stripping away the human qualities away from people

what is an antithesis?

a literary structure used to contrast two opposing ideas - the exact opposite of something

what is a juxtaposition?

placing two or more things side by side - usually to contrast and COMPARE them

irony/satire

mocking something, by saying one thing and meaning the opposite

what is a hyperbole?

an exaggeration used for dramatic/emotional effect

what is a litote?

a deliberate understatement - makes a dry, clinical, detached tone, and add to the shock factor of a situation

what is the effect of words of agency?

can expose the power dynamics in the text

what are semantic fields?

a collection of words relating to the same thing

what is the main difference between level 3 and 4 in question 4?

l4: asks why the reader did something, the purpose, meaning. how did what the writer said change or shape the text?

always analyse with the writers’ perspectives in mind