Y11GEENG Review

Which technique evokes strong feelings with specific word choices?

• Emotive language

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Persuasive language

Which technique compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

Choose all the synonyms (words with the same meaning) for context:

• Environment

• Situation

• Circumstances

• Text

Answer explanation

What is context?

Context refers to the factors or circumstances that influence how creators and audiences make meaning of a text.

Types:

Historical, Personal, Cultural, Authorial

Choose all the possible purposes of a text:

• Give people instructions

• Entertain people

• Inform people

• Persuade people

List as many types of figurative language techniques as you can think of:

Answer explanation

Types of figurative language:

Metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, allusion, idioms ...

The target audience of a text is ...

• Anyone

• Just one person

• The readers who are most likely to read it

• The group of people it was written to engage

When studying English, perspective means ...

• A person's emotional response to a text

• The viewpoint of a writer or creator of a text

• An opinion that is influenced by a person's worldview

• A historical viewpoint

Descriptive language uses ...

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Sensory imagery

• Vivid, specific language

List as many persuasive devices as you can think of:

Answer explanation

Persuasive devices:

Repetition, emotive language, direct address, expert opinion, hyperbole, anecdote, facts, statistics, alliteration, inclusive language, rhetorical questions

The three types of research questions are:

Answer explanation

Literal: factual information - who, what, when, where

Inferential: background and context - why, how

Evaluative: judgement, opinion and perspective - should, could, may, might, successful/unsuccessful