English question four

English question four

1. compare the ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts

2. Band four

   • offers a full and detailed understanding of the texts
   • analyse how writers have used language to achieve their effects in different contexts
   • offers appropriate quotations and perceptive comments
   • focusses on comparison and cross-referencing of language features

3. Band three

   • shows clear evidence that texts are understood
   • offers clear explanations of the effects of words and phrases in different contexts
   • offers relevant quotations/ references
   • offers clear comparisons and cross-references of language features

4. Tips

   • you will not have time to cover all the language features used.
     • concentrate on the examples that are most effective and have the biggest effect
   • avoid comments such as 'makes you want to read on....' and 'creates a picture in your mind...' you must be specific
   • do not comment on language features that are not in a text
   • analyse a language feature used in one source and compare it with the same feature used in another source.

5. what to look for

   • adjectives/ descriptive verbs
   • similes/ metaphors
   • emotive language
   • statistics
   • facts/ opinions
   • alliteration/ onomatopeia
   • diction- choice of vocab
   • exaggeration/ hyperbole
   • rule of three/ repetition