1. AF5 - To explain and comment on writers’ use of language
BASIC
AF5 - To explain and comment on writers’ use of language
Writer Techniques
Sentence level analysis
Simple sentence – starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop – The student was twelve.
Compound sentence – has a connective joining two ideas – The student was twelve and enjoyed school.
Complex sentence – information has been added into the sentence using commas – The student, who was twelve, enjoyed school.
Tenses and Narrative viewpoint
Past tense – Used to write about what happened previously (happened)
Present tense – Used to write about now (at the moment)
First person – I and we
Second person - you
Third person – he, she and it
Language analysis
Emotive language – Language which appeals to your heart or emotions
Simile – Using like or as to compare something
Metaphor – comparison as if something is another thing
Personification – comparing an animal or object to a person

2. The very interesting house leaned crookedly as well as looking eerie.
BASIC
WORD CLASS ANALYSIS
ADJECTIVE – Describing word
NOUN – Name of an object
VERB – Tells what is being done
ADVERB – Tells how this is being done
CONNECTIVE – Joining word
SUPERLATIVE – A word used to add interest which exaggerates how good or bad something is
The very interesting house leaned crookedly as well as looking eerie.

3. AF5 - To explain and comment on writers’ use of language
Advanced
AF5 - To explain and comment on writers’ use of language
Writer Techniques
Sentence level analysis
Simple sentence, Compound sentence, Complex sentence, One word sentence for effect.
Tenses and Narrative viewpoint
Past tense, Present tense.
First person – ‘I’, Second person – you, Third person – he, she and it
Language analysis
Emotive language – Language which appeals to your heart or emotions
Simile – Using like or as to compare something
Metaphor – comparison as if something is another thing
Personification – comparing an animal or object to a person
Pathetic Fallacy – Using the weather to explore the mood or emotion in the writing
Extended noun phrase – two adjectives used before the noun to describe it.
Sibilance – repeated sss sounds in a piece of writing
Onomatopoeia – A word that sounds like the noise it is making
Repetition – Repeating a word or phrase for effect

4. Word Class Analysis
ADJECTIVE – Describing word
NOUN – Name of an object
VERB – Tells what is being done
ADVERB – Tells how this is being done
CONNECTIVE – Joining word
SUPERLATIVE – A word used to add interest exaggerating how good or bad something is
Persuasive Devices
Hyperbole - Using exaggeration to make your point bigger/better/worse/more exciting
Anecdote - Telling a story and showing evidence of a time when you have Directive- Including your audience by using You, We, Us
Alliteration - Using words that begin with the same letter close together
Fact- Use information that can be proven
Opinion - Tell someone what you think
Rhetorical Question- Using a question that does not need an answer
Emotive Language - Appealing to the readers emotions or senses
Statistics - Using percentages and figures to prove a point
Triplets or Rule of Three - Listing three points closely in a sentence
Advanced