The READING section

In a similar way to the writing section, some of you wanted me to come up with a list of features you should be looking out for when ANALYSING THE EXTRACT.

Adjectives

Adverbs - To add detail to action and hint at character etc

Repetition

Onomatopoeia

Similes

Metaphors

Personifications - To make things seem unpredictable/threatening/unusual

Hyperbole - extended metaphors help authors to write more poetically, make a certain part of the novel seem more dream-like/unusual/significant

Lexical Choices - unusual words to carry greater resonance

Rule of three to group together lists or to make certain characteritics stand out or seem more significant

Senses to help you better imagine the scene/place

Emotive Language to help you connect emotionally with the subject

Long Sentences to build tension, heighten mood

Short sentences to break tension and causes agitation


You can have a go at turning this into a 'saying' to help you remember it if you want. It's a bit long though. The best I could come up with was HARMLESS POLARS. Like this one..