English lang techniques

• What is the term used to describe literary techniques that create visual images?

  Imagery
• What is a metaphor?

  A device used to create imagery
• What does the tip about zooming in and out refer to?

  • Zooming out: Overview of genre, audience, purpose
  • Zooming in: Finer details of language and devices
• How would you use the zooming technique in an exam?

  By analyzing both the overall context and details
• What does the acronym DICE stand for?

  Devices, Inference, Connotation, Effect
• What is the first skill in the DICE acronym?

  Identify devices used by the writer
• What does the writer infer by using the metaphor "john exploded with anger"?

  John's behavior is negative or shocking
• What effect does the word "exploded" have in the context of the metaphor?

  Creates dramatic imagery of sudden violence
• What language devices can be used to create imagery?

  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Pathetic fallacy
  • Alliteration
  • Hyperbole
  • Symbolism
• How can you analyze the connotations of the word "blood"?

  By discussing its multiple meanings and symbols
• What types of sentence structures should you consider in analysis?

  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex
  • Minor
• What punctuation marks should you analyze in a text?

  Exclamation marks, hyphens, ellipses
• What tone can be analyzed in a text?

  Sarcasm, irony, humor, emotive
• How should quotations be used in your analysis?

  Keep them short and embed them seamlessly