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GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES #17
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Compound/complex sentences - correct answer Definition - Compound sentence - Because, and etc. E.g. 'Safier has nice eyebrows because he gets them done.' Connectives - correct answer Definition - Word's that join sentences E.g. 'Also, as well, meanwhile, on the other hand.' Emotive Language - correct answer Definition - Language to make the reader feel. E.g. 'The little boy fell down the stairs.' Foreshadowing - correct answer Definition - Something that will happen. E.g. 'The atmosphere or the story could change from positive to negative.' Listing - correct answer Definition - Details in bullet points separated. E.g. 'Apples, Pears, Pineapples.' Example 'The choir, the altar, the old wooden pews, the heavy door...' Effect - A clear sense of the church is conveyed by listing the features of the inside. Pace - correct answer Definition - The speed of the text. E.g. 'We love animals, Do you? Parenthesis - correct answer Definition - A subordinate clause meaning and the use of it's importance. E.g. 'Abbey, who was wearing a ski hoodie glanced at me board.' Pivotal moment - correct answer Definition - Twist in text. E.g. 'It suddenly got darker and quieter .' Punctuation - correct answer Definition - Using things such as full stops, apostrophes, commas.' E.g. 'Question marks, Quotation marks.' Repetition - correct answer Definition - When you say something over and over again.
E.g. 'Why, Why , Why.' Example - 'Stephen tried and tried and tried to get the ball in the net.' Effect - The repetition emphasises Stephen's desperation at his failed attempts. Short paragraphs - correct answer Definition - 1, 2, 3, 4 lines E.g. '1, 2, 3, 4 lines.' Simple sentences - correct answer Definition - A sentence which contains one idea. E.g. 'You idiot'. 'One or two words, one clause statement (few connectives).' Tone - correct answer Definition - Change of emotion. Voice box changes. E.g. "Get out"