5.1.9
Emotive Language
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.
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Plastic waste murders
Plastic waste murders
- Plastic waste murders millions of helpless turtles every year.
- In this phrase, the vocabulary has been carefully selected to emphasise the helplessness and innocence of the turtles.
- We could have just said ‘turtles die because of plastic waste’, but by using emotive words like ‘murder’, you draw the reader’s attention immediately.
- Combined with another emotive word like ‘helpless’, and you evoke feelings of sympathy in your audience.
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Evil abuser
Evil abuser
- An evil monster abused the young victim.
- In this phrase, the vocabulary has been carefully selected to emphasise the helplessness and innocence of the abused child.
- We could have just said ‘child hurt by adult’, but by using emotive words like ‘evil’ and ‘monster’, you draw the reader’s attention immediately.
- Combined with another emotive phrase like ‘young victim’, you evoke feelings of sympathy as the horrid nature of the adult is contrasted with the innocence of the child.
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Poor starving children
Poor starving children
- These children are poor, starving and orphaned. They have nothing and no one.
- In this phrase, the vocabulary has been carefully selected to emphasise the helplessness of the children.
- We could have just said ‘children have no parents or food’, but by using emotive words like ‘starving’ and ‘orphaned’, you draw the reader’s attention immediately.
- Combined with another emotive phrase like ‘nothing and no one’, you evoke feelings of sympathy as the vulnerability of the children is emphasised.
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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