AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Imperative (verb) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Command word
Personification - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Applying human characteristics to an
object.
Anthroporphism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Applying human characteristics to an
animal (the opposite is objectification).
Technical language/jargon - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is subject-specific lexis,
used to demonstrate a high level of intelligence or knowledge. May be used
to intentionally overwhelm reader or impress well-educated audience.
Metaphor - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is where something is stated to be
somethinge else.
, Inclusive Pronouns - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔These, such as 'you' and 'we', link the
reader and audience together. They create feelings of warmth and empathy
and subtly coerce the reader into feeling they agree with the author's
viewpoint or are at risk from the dangers the author points out.
Simile - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is where something is stated to be "like"
something else - a form of comparison.
Analogy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is similar to a simile - something is compared
to something else IN ORDER to prove a point about the first thing. E.g. 'Not
implementing electoral reform would be like handcuffing people and
confiscating their ballots before they entered the polling station
Onomatopoeia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Spell this correctly if you are writing it in an
exam! - This involves creating sounds such as 'creak'; 'slurp'; 'squelch', in
which the words have a similar phonic pronunciation to the actual sound. It
adds realism and may help create better imagery in a situation hence
making events more credible.
Anecdote - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is a past story or even an 'urban legend'
that someone uses to demonstrate an occurrence; it can also be used to
create an emotive reaction. For example describing a tragic story about a
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Imperative (verb) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Command word
Personification - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Applying human characteristics to an
object.
Anthroporphism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Applying human characteristics to an
animal (the opposite is objectification).
Technical language/jargon - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is subject-specific lexis,
used to demonstrate a high level of intelligence or knowledge. May be used
to intentionally overwhelm reader or impress well-educated audience.
Metaphor - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is where something is stated to be
somethinge else.
, Inclusive Pronouns - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔These, such as 'you' and 'we', link the
reader and audience together. They create feelings of warmth and empathy
and subtly coerce the reader into feeling they agree with the author's
viewpoint or are at risk from the dangers the author points out.
Simile - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is where something is stated to be "like"
something else - a form of comparison.
Analogy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is similar to a simile - something is compared
to something else IN ORDER to prove a point about the first thing. E.g. 'Not
implementing electoral reform would be like handcuffing people and
confiscating their ballots before they entered the polling station
Onomatopoeia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Spell this correctly if you are writing it in an
exam! - This involves creating sounds such as 'creak'; 'slurp'; 'squelch', in
which the words have a similar phonic pronunciation to the actual sound. It
adds realism and may help create better imagery in a situation hence
making events more credible.
Anecdote - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This is a past story or even an 'urban legend'
that someone uses to demonstrate an occurrence; it can also be used to
create an emotive reaction. For example describing a tragic story about a
