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Answering Section B - Checklist of Techniques
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Make sure that you use some of the writing techniques that you have learned about when answering Section B. Put one or two in every paragraph.
Alliteration
Alliteration
- The same letter or sound at the beginning of words near to each other.
- Please note, these are the same sounds, not necessarily the same letters (e.g. 'c' and 'k' may sound the same in some words).
- E.g. The beautiful blue ocean blinked at the sun.
Assonance
Assonance
- When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
- E.g. Although she was frail, she had a grace that trailed her everywhere.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
- When the way the word sounds imitates the sound it is describing.
- E.g. Bang, crash, sizzle.
Sibilance
Sibilance
- A specific form of alliteration, which focuses on 's' sounds.
- It relies on the repetition of soft consonant sounds in words to create a wooshing or hissing sound in the writing. The sounds used include 's', 'sh', 'c' and 'ch'.
- E.g. The shark shot through the water, charging towards the shore.
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Make sure that you use some of the writing techniques that you have learned about when answering Section B. Put one or two in every paragraph.
Simile
Simile
- A simile involves comparing one thing with another, using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
- You are comparing the qualities of the two things.
- E.g. in the phrase 'He was as fierce as a lion', you are comparing the anger and aggression of the lion with the anger and aggression of the man you are describing.
Personification
Personification
- Personification involves giving human characteristics to something non-human.
- E.g. The waves danced on the shore.
Metaphor
Metaphor
- A figure of speech in which you say something is another thing. You compare the qualities of two things within this.
- E.g. in 'the curtain of fog', you create the image of the fog falling down on the area as if it is a curtain being dropped over the place - this could also suggest that the fog is thick and difficult to see through.
Emotive language
Emotive language
- Emotive language is when language is used to create a strong emotional response.
- This could be any emotion, such as anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, etc.
- E.g. The sad, downcast dog drooped its little head.
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Techniques
Make sure that you use some of the writing techniques that you have learned about when answering Section B. Put one or two in every paragraph.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
- An exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally, but used to create a dramatic effect.
- E.g. The whole world was watching me.
Irony
Irony
- The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning - saying the opposite of what is true/real.
- In narrative writing, the writer may tell the story of a man who buys a gun to protect himself - ironically, someone then breaks into the man's home and kills him with the gun.
Oxymoron
Oxymoron
- When two contrasting ideas are combined for dramatic effect or to create a comedic effect.
- E.g. Loving hate.
Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy
- Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
- E.g. The night was unruly.
Pun
Pun
- A joke which exploits the different possible meanings of a word - it makes fun of the fact that there are other words which sound the same but have different meanings.
- E.g. In the joke, 'The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line', the pun comes from the double meaning of 'a line' - it can be either a fishing rod or a telephone.
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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