AICE Lang Analyzing Form, Structure, and Language

Type of text (letter, blog, leaflet, advertisement, speech, etc.)

Form

Author's purpose (inform, entertain, persuade)

Form

Author's point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)

Form

Who is the audience?

Form

One paragraph

Form

How the writer has chosen to open and close their text.

Structure

How the focus shifts from paragraph to paragraph as the text progresses.

Structure

What overall structure the narrative has (linear, non-linear, or cyclical).

Structure

The length of the paragraph (whether it contains one sentence or many sentences; lots of complex sentences or lots of simple sentences).

Structure

Its cohesion with surrounding paragraphs (how it flows in the text)

Structure

Sentence length (long, complex sentences vs short or non-sentences).

Structure

Do the first or last words stand out? Is there a reason?

Structure

The sentence type: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative.

Structure

The sentence form: simple, compound, complex.

Structure

Organizational Patterns of Text (Spatial, Chronological, etc.)

Structure

Repetition of words and ideas

Language

Figurative language (metaphors, similes, symbolism, personification, imagery, etc.)

Language

Tone

Language

Mood

Language

Punctuation use

Formal or informal language

Language