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POINT ANALYSIS – EFFECT ON THE READER …DESCRIBING EFFECT

The writer constructs… (builds) This draws the reader’s attention to… • Intrigues/intrigued/intriguing
This suggests to the reader… • Excites/excited/exciting
The writer emphasizes… (stresses) • Sympathise/sympathises/sympathised/
This evokes in the reader a feeling of…
The writer highlights… (draws attention to) This gives the reader the impression… Sympathising
The writer presents… (shows) This indicates to the reader… • Unsympathetic
• Angers/angered/angry
The writer reveals… (slowly shows) This emphasises to the reader… • Pities/pitied
The writer insinuates… (suggests) This focuses the reader’s attention on… • Frustrates/frustrated/frustrating/frustration
This highlights to the reader… Sad/sadness/sadly
The writer evokes… (creates) •
This reminds the reader… • Anticipates/anticipated/anticipation
The writer implies… (suggests) This epitomises for the reader… • Fears/feared/fearful/fearing
The writer develops… (builds) This suggests to the reader… • Agitates/agitated/agitating/agitation
The writer portrays… (paints a picture) For the reader, this signifies… • Worries/worried/worrying/worries
For the reader, this represents… • Diffuses/diffused/diffusing/diffusion
The writer confirms… (makes clear) • Calms/calmed/calmness/calming
For the reader, this hints at…
The writer creates… • Relaxes/relaxed/relaxation/relaxing
For the reader, this connotes… Involves/involved/involvement/involving
The writer depicts… (paints a picture) The writer conveys…

• Empathises/empathised/empathising
The writer encourages… (promotes) The writer suggests to the reader… • Relates/relatable
The writer establishes… (builds) This appeals to the reader(s)… • Concerns/concerned/concerning/concern
The writer exaggerates… This creates a feeling of…within the reader… • Saddens/saddened/saddening/sad
This encourages the reader to feel/think… • Disgusts/disgusted/disgusting
The writer explores… (examines) • Admires/admired/admiring/admire
This causes the reader to feel/think…
The writer exposes… For the reader, this creates an image of… • Horrifies/horrified/horrifying/horrify
The writer illustrates… (presents/shows) This establishes a link between…and the reader… • Interests/interested/interesting/interest
• Happy/happiness
The writer indicates… (points out) …captivates the reader… • Understands/understood/understanding/
The writer juxtaposes… (compares) …intrigues the reader… • understand
…engages the reader… Surprises/surprised/surprising/surprise
The writer persuades… (convinces us) •
…gains/holds the reader’s attention… • Unease/uneasiness
The writer represents… (show; paint) …commands the reader’s attention… • Unsettled/unsettled/unsettling
The writer suggests… …draws the reader’s attention to… • Trusts/trusted/trusting/trust
The writer supports… …creates an impression of…for the reader… • Distrusts/distrusted/distrusting/distrust
The reader feels a sense of… • Disdain/disdainful
The writer uses… • Helpless/helplessness
For the reader, this provides a contrast with…
The writer employs… (uses) • Curious/curiosity
For the reader, there is a recurring sense of… Compassion/compassionate
The writer draws attention to… For the reader, this continues the idea of…

• Contempt/contemptable
The writer reminds… (makes us remember) …encourages the reader to… • Relief/relieves/relieved
The writer focuses… (draws our attention to) …manipulates the reader… • Nervous/nervousness
The writer manipulates… (controls) …rouses strong emotions of…in the reader… • Tense/tension

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