Language Paper 1 - Language Techniques Flashcards
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing
What is a pronoun?
Name, Place, something important
What is an adjective?
Words that desribe nouns
What is a verb?
Woulds used to desribe an action or occurence
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb
What is a preposition
Use bbc bitesize
What does questions 1 for language paper 1 require you to do?
State 4 short facts about the extract
How many marks is language paper 1 question 1 worth?
4 marks
What does language paper 1 question 2 require you to do?
Analyse how the write uses language for effect and influence on the reader
How many makes is language paper 1 question 2 worth?
8 marks
What does language paper 1 question 3 require you to do?
Anakyse how the writer uses structure for effect and influence on the reader
How many marks are there in language paper 1 question 3?
8 marks
What does language paper 1 question 4 require you to do?
Give a personal judgement about the extract
How many marks is language paper 1 question 4?
20 marks
What is explicit information?
Information that is clearly written in the text
What is implicit information?
Information that requires more though and has a meaning behind it
What is a metaphor?
Comparing something without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is a simile?
Comparing something using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is personification?
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
What is a motif?
Any repeated idea or theme
What is repetition?
Words or phrases that are repeated for effect
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same letter at the beginning of words
What is Onomatopoeia?
The sounds of words
Obvious E.g. Bang!, Kaboom!
Less obvious E.g. howling, screeching
