Linguistic devices

Linguistic devices

1. Person

   • 1th
     • Narrative point of view gives the reader access to the narrator's point of view.
   • 2nd
     • Powerful form of narrative that evokes emotion and invites the the reader to be part of the story
   • 3rd
     • getting to know multiple characters, helps getting into action

2. Imperatives

3. Sequencing

4. Directly addressing the reader

   • straighfoward dirrect language to make the explanations clear

5. Rethorical question

   • requires no answer, writter assumess that reader will agree with him
   • helps persuage the reader, instead of getting answer makes a definite point

6. Alliteration

7. Formal language

8. Informal language

9. Wordplay and puns

10. Simple vocabulary

    • simple and always make a point

11. Complex vocabulary

    • complicated, scientific languagr make the points more convincing
    • The writer uses scientifict terms sparingly and usually tries to expain them.

12. Rhyme and Rythm

13. Slogan and catch phrase

14. Statistics and facts

    • present a factual case that cannot be denied

15. Exaggeration

16. Repetition

    • for suspence and emphasis

17. Humour

    • tries to bring out the humor of the....

18. Lists

19. Emotive language

    • unsympathetic language to show being hard-hearted
    • touches emotions; evoke pity; deal with anger, love, pride, injustice, or shame
    • persuade towards their view
    • adjectives that emphasise poverty: hungry, lean, scared

20. Expert advice

21. Punctuation type

    • ... ELLIPSIS to create tension, to add a long pause, incomplete sentence to show that there is more to come
    • ! EXCLAMATION MARK allow to express emotions, use to make emphasis when making a point, indicate great surprise

22. Long sentences

    • create sense of relaxation, flow or time dragging
    • Help create a fluent style and rhythm

23. Opinions

24. Superlatives

25. Listing

26. Irony

    • to express opinions

27. Short-high impact sentences

    • short, punchy sentences provide dramatic effect
    • create emphasis
    • create punchy choppy rhythm

28. Intensifier

29. THREE

30. Figurative language

    • Smiles, methaphor, personification

31. Modal verbs

    • must, could, should, shall, would, will
    • to speculate about the future

32. Speach

    • Direct speach
      • It was great!
    • Indirect speach
      • She said it was great
      • When we hear someone's thoughts
    • to add realism to the story and to make the reader identify with people in it perhaps to gain sympathy

33. Key questions

    • to structure an article

34. Colloquial phrasing

    • to enhance the impact of her article

35. The writer is biased or careful to give a balanced view of her subject

36. Uses variety of sentences to engage and substain the reader's interest

37. Words and phrases help to excitement

    • words that convey movement
    • words that siggest sound
    • words that create visual images

38. Describtion

    • gives a vivid image of....

39. Language to create ...

    • a tension
      • the way xxx react suggest her nerviousness
    • to show the conflict in the writer's personal feelins and thoughts

40. Pharagraph openings use temporal markers to move the story along

41. Slips into present tense

    • Ephasises her timidity and the strenghts of her worry