English Language Paper 1, Question 2 –
Language Analysis Worksheet and
Extension Task
Key Words to Know
Match with definitions or use these in your writing:
• Imagery – language that appeals to our senses or paints a picture
• Tone – the writer’s attitude or feeling (e.g., angry, calm, humorous)
• Simile – comparing using like or as
• Metaphor – saying something is something else
• Personification – giving human qualities to non-human things
• Emotive language – words that make us feel a strong emotion
• Effect on the reader – what the writer makes us think, feel or imagine
• Onomatopoeia – sound words
• Alliteration – words beginning with the same letter
• Repetition/Rhetorical question – intentionally repeated words or language devices/a
question that is asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point than to get an
answer.
A good way to remember descriptive devices is with: APROMISE!
Language Techniques and How to Spot Them
Technique What it looks like What it does
Simile “like a ghost” Creates a vivid or emotional
image
Metaphor “the sky was a blanket” Makes a strong comparison
Personification “the wind whispered” Brings the scene to life
Emotive language “ugly beyond redemption” Creates strong feelings in
Language Analysis Worksheet and
Extension Task
Key Words to Know
Match with definitions or use these in your writing:
• Imagery – language that appeals to our senses or paints a picture
• Tone – the writer’s attitude or feeling (e.g., angry, calm, humorous)
• Simile – comparing using like or as
• Metaphor – saying something is something else
• Personification – giving human qualities to non-human things
• Emotive language – words that make us feel a strong emotion
• Effect on the reader – what the writer makes us think, feel or imagine
• Onomatopoeia – sound words
• Alliteration – words beginning with the same letter
• Repetition/Rhetorical question – intentionally repeated words or language devices/a
question that is asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point than to get an
answer.
A good way to remember descriptive devices is with: APROMISE!
Language Techniques and How to Spot Them
Technique What it looks like What it does
Simile “like a ghost” Creates a vivid or emotional
image
Metaphor “the sky was a blanket” Makes a strong comparison
Personification “the wind whispered” Brings the scene to life
Emotive language “ugly beyond redemption” Creates strong feelings in
