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English Language methods

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    For AQA English Language Paper 1
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  • Comparing one thing to another using like or as.
    Simile
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  • Saying something is something else to create imagery.
    Metaphor
  •  10
  • Giving human qualities to non-human things
    Personification
  •  10
  • Repeating the same sound at the start of words
    Alliteration
  •  10
  • Words that imitate sounds (e.g., bang, splash)
    Onomatopoeia
  •  10
  • Deliberate exaggeration for effect
    Hyperbole
  •  10
  • Words designed to make the reader feel an emotion
    Emotive language
  •  10
  • Using a word or phrase more than once for emphasis
    Repetition
  •  10
  • A shift backwards in time
    Flashback
  •  10
  • A hint or shift forwards in time
    Flashforward
  •  10
  • A clue about what will happen later in the text
    Foreshadowing
  •  10
  • When the writer moves the attention from one thing to another (e.g., setting → character).
    Shift in focus
  •  10
  • The ending links back to the beginning
    Cyclical structure
  •  10
  • The writer delays giving details to create tension or curiosity
    Withholding information
  •  10
  • Ending a section with unresolved tension or suspense
    Cliffhanger
  •  10
  • The speed at which a text moves, created through sentence length, punctuation, and detail
    Pace
  •  10