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​1C

Q. For any TWO of the texts given, choose ONE language technique used in EACH and explain its effectiveness.

Language techniques are the tools that writers use to persuade, explain, describe, or simply shape the meaning that they want to convey in a story. In the context of this exam, and in particular this question, you are required to identify the technique that the writer of the text has used and examine how effective it was in discussing the issue. You can do this by first identifying the writing style, then identifying which technique, based on the writing style, was used. At this point, you can then examine its effectiveness. Here is a list of structural language techniques that are helpful in answering this question. You receive 1 mark for stating the technique, 2 marks for a complete, clearly expressed explanation of the effectiveness of the technique, which must include the effect created by the use of the technique. For the example below, we will explore the answer for all three texts, but in the exam setting, you must examine only two.
​Checklist for answering the suitability question, for 1c:
  1. Identify the title of the text that you have chosen.
  2. Choose a writing technique based on the writing style that aligns with the text.
  3. Give at least one example of the technique.
  4. Each technique has a purpose, so isolate that purpose and use it to explore the effectiveness of the technique.

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​Contributor: Leisa Samuels-Thomas​​