FLE PAPER 0500

WRITER’S
EFFECT
MS SONISHA
EXAMPLE:
Re-read the descriptions of:
(a) the magic tricks in paragraph 6, beginning ‘Blinking, he surveyed … ’
(b)what happened to the game controller in paragraph 9, beginning “‘Time to
eat!’”

Select four powerful words or phrases from each paragraph. Your choices should include
imagery. Explain how each word or phrase selected is used effectively in the context.

Write about 200 to 300 words.

Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer.
THE POWER OF LANGUAGE 3

Writers think carefully about the language and images

they choose to use in their writing- they ultimately
want us to feel a particular emotion or a visualize a
certain scene/ image in our minds. Carefully crafted
writing can help a sense of character, atmosphere,
tone, setting, etc. These effects are not accidental-
writers deliberately set out to achieve certain effects.

It’s your job to show and awareness and appreciation

of how writers achieve there effect.
 WHAT IS IMAGERY? 4

I often refer to IMAGERY as being somewhat of an ‘umbrella’

term. There are different types of imagery, and there are lots of
things that go under the ‘imagery umbrella’.

Put simply, imagery refers to any words/phrases/sensory images

that allow us to visualize certain scenes in our mind

Metaphors, Similes, Personification, Onomatopoeia etc. are ALL

types of imagery

Carefully chosen vocabulary also allows writer’s to create

evocative images
WHAT IS IMAGERY?
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Old light fixtures precariously hung from

the ceiling

In the above sentence, imagery is used.

The adverb ‘precariously’ creates an image
in our minds of the light fixtures not
being secure and potentially falling
down.
LITERARY
DEVICES
 1. IMAGERY
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• use of figurative language

• create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in
our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses

E.g. 1. The room was dark and gloomy. -The words “dark”

and “gloomy” are visual images.

2. The river was roaring in the mountains. - ??

 2. SIMILE AND METAPHOR
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• Both compare two unidentical objects and draws similarity between them
• The difference is that Simile uses “as” or “like” and Metaphor does not.
E.g 1) My love is like a red red rose” (Simile)
2) He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor)

3. HYPERBOLE
It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis
E.g. 1)Your bag weighs a ton! meaning ???
2) I have got a million issues to look after! >>>> identify the hyperbole
and the meaning??
 4. PERSONIFICATION
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• It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities.

E.g 1. The flowers are dancing beside the lake.
2. Your example ??

5. IRONY
•It is use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is
completely opposite to their literal meaning
E.g. 1. So nice of you to break my new handphone!
2. Your example??
 6. SYMBOLISM (SYMBOL)
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• uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract

ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
E.g. 1. A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or romance.
2. Your example?
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IMAGES
Before we begin looking explicitly at the writer’s effect
question, let’s practice identifying powerful words/images
from a range of sentences and making at least one analytical
comment

1. Sarah clung onto her exam paper as a single tear fell down
her cheek

The writer’s use of the verb ‘clung’ creates an image of the

character feeling a sense of despair. It’s clear that she is holding
onto it tightly as she doesn’t want to let it go – perhaps she is
feeling disappointed over her results
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WORDS/ IMAGES
2. Mr. Rodgers launched himself towards the complaints department

3. I was plucked from my perfect school and dumped into the

unknown

4. The substitute teacher snarled at the student

5. He soon found himself enveloped in darkness

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2. Mr. Rodgers launched himself towards the complaints department

Thewriter’suseof the word‘launced’createsanimageof the character’s anger. It is

clearthat heismakinghisway towards complaintsdepartmentin an aggressive
andforcefulmanner.

3. I was plucked from my perfect school and dumped into the unknown

Thewriter’suseof the word‘plucked’createsanimageof the characterreluctantlybeing

taken fromtheirideal school. It is alsoasif thecharacternow feelsvulnerableand
uncomfortablein theirnew surroundings.
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4. The substitute teacher snarled at the student

5. He soon found himself enveloped in darkness

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IDENTIFYING POWERFUL
WORDS, WORD CLASS &
ANALYTICAL COMMENT
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EXPLICIT
AND
IMPLICIT
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EXPLICIT IDEAS/
IMPLICIT IDEAS
The student carefully scanned their Romeo and Juliet revision
notes, which were plastered all over their wall

What explicit ideas do we learn?

• There’s a student
• They’ve studied Romeo and Juliet
• They are revising Romeo and Juliet
• They have revision notes covering their wall
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EXPLICIT IDEAS/
IMPLICIT IDEAS

The student carefully scanned their Romeo and Juliet revision

notes, which were plastered all over their wall

What explicit ideas do we learn?

• The student is diligent, studious, hardworking etc.
• The student clearly wants to do well
• The student has put a lot of effort into preparing for their exam
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The girl seems quite

distraught. Maybe
-she has just seen her we can infer that she hasn't
exam paper received the result or
grade that perhaps she
was hoping for.

Clearly, the teacher is

angry due to this
particular student
being late for class
maybe this student
going to get detention.

This particular shoppers

are excited about
something. A lot of
energy to get inside the
supermarket as
quickly/soon as possible.
THANK YOU