front 1 P in POT | back 1 Purpose - what was the purpose of this text/authors intention? |
front 2 O in POT | back 2 Opposites - are there any contrasting forces? e.g. light and dark |
front 3 T in POT | back 3 Tone - what mood have they chosen? |
front 4 How do you ascertain the tone? | back 4 Look at the verbs and adjectives - what connotations do they have? |
front 5 T in TEA | back 5 Technique - state the language feature they used. |
front 6 E in TEA | back 6 Evidence - provide examples which support your point. |
front 7 A in TEA | back 7 Analyse - what is the author trying to convey, how, and why. |
front 8 Mood creating techniques: | back 8 Colloquial language – informal, conversational words e.g. whatevs Slang – extremely informal words e.g. sus Jargon – words typical of a specific profession or group e.g. USB Formal language – clever sounding words Emotive language – words that create emotion |
front 9 Techniques which emphasise a point: | back 9 Repetition – when a words or group of words are repeated Hyperbole – an exaggeration Quotation – when a person is quoted Rhetorical question – a question that includes the answer Interrogative – when the reader is asked to consider a genuine question Imperative – a direct command |
front 10 Word choice: | back 10 Connotation - words that evoke a deeper emotion or meaning Lexical choice - the author’s choice of specific words |
front 11 Structures: | back 11 Stanza – a verse in a poem Caesura – a pause in the middle of a line (marked by punctuation) Enjambment – the continuation of a sentence beyond its line (no punctuation) Idiom – a group of words that have taken on a meaning different from their actuality. eg: Piece of cake Sarcasm – the use of irony to mock Euphemism – making something seem less harsh than it is e.g. put down Neologism – made-up words Allusion – an expression used to bring something to mind without mentioning it directly. Juxtaposition – placing two things close together (often to create contrast) e.g. like night and day Anecdote – a short, often personal, story |
front 12 Slang | back 12 Extremely informal words e.g. sus |
front 13 Jargon | back 13 Words typical of a specific profession or group e.g. USB |
front 14 Colloquial language | back 14 Informal, conversational words e.g. whatevs |
front 15 Interrogative | back 15 When the reader is asked to consider a genuine question |
front 16 Idiom | back 16 A group of words that have taken on a meaning different from their actuality. eg: Piece of cake |
front 17 Euphemism | back 17 Making something seem less harsh than it is e.g. put down |
front 18 Anecdote | back 18 A short, often personal, story |
front 19 Allusion | back 19 An expression used to bring something to mind without mentioning it directly. |