How do you know it is an analysis question?
It will say: “How does the writer’s use of language show…?”
When you see a simile/metaphor you want to discuss what formula do you use?
“Just as…so too…”
How to answer an analysis question for metaphor, simile or personification?
(QUOTE)
State the Technique i.e. is it a metaphor, simile or personification?
Say what they have in common (i.e. why it’s an appropriate image) using “just as…so too…”
What are the different parts of sentence structure?
Types of Sentences
Types of Punctuation
Patterns in Sentences
What are the types of sentences?
Statement
Rhetorical Question
Command
Exclamation – To show an extreme emotion is or to persuade. Always uses an exclamation mark.
Long sentence
Short sentence
Minor sentence – A short sentence with no verb. E.g. ‘Oh no!’ or ‘What now?’ Also creates impact.
Parallel sentences - sentences that have the same structure, usually next to each other, to highlight contrast or reinforce an idea
What are the types of punctuation?
Exclamation marks
Commas
Colon
Semicolon
Dash
Inverted Commas
Ellipses
Capitol Letters
Italics
What is a semicolon used for?
Finish a sentence that is followed by another closely connected or contrasted with it. Semicolons may also separate items in a list.
What is a dash used for?
Emphasises the word which comes after it.
It can also introduce a list or an additional idea in a sentence. ( A form of parenthesis.)
What are some paterns in sentences?
List
Inversion
Climax
Anti-climax
Repetition
When writing an analysis for a list what do you start with?
This list emphasises how many…
What is inversion?
When the order of words is not as expected. This can create suspense when the subject is only understood at the end of the sentence: e.g. ‘Eerily, from the mist on the moor, came a low whistle.’
What is a climax?
When a list of at least three items builds up and the last item is most significant or important. This creates a sense of excitement. E.g. ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’
How to answer an analysis question?
Identify the Technique
State what it is used for
Explain why it has been used in this context
How to answer a linking question?
State how the sentence links back by quoting both from the linking sentence and earlier in the paragraph.
State how the sentence links forward by quoting both from the linking sentence and later in the paragraph.
What you need to say in a linking question?
“Quote” links back to “Quote”
“Quote” links forward to “Quote”
What are the three main types of evaluation questions?
Evaluation of a particular technique: e.g. imagery, word choice, sentence structure.
Evaluation of an idea
Evaluation of the overall effect of a section: e.g. a conclusion, an introduction.
What to do when doing techniques and ideas question?
identify the technique and/or quote it, analyse it
How to evaluate a conclusion?
Write down a quote from the paragraph (1) that clearly links back to a quote from earlier in the passage (1).
How to evaluate a paragraph?
Read the passage, decide and explain how effective you find the section to be in terms of the whole passage. Then link it back/forward to the rest of the passage by referring to elsewhere in the text.
How to answer the evaluating question on a whole?
Pick out a technique/idea from the passage.
Say what effect it has.
Say why you think this helps the writer achieve their
