CIE AS Level English Language

Clues

• A figure of speech in which ideas which contrast or seem to be the opposite of each other are placed in close proximity to achieve a particular effect (4, 2, 8)
• A figure of speech in which words beginning with the same letter are placed close together to achieve a particular effect (4, 2, 12)
• A figure of speech where two ideas that seem to be directly opposed are placed in close proximity, which, one closer inspection, actually makes sense (4, 2, 2, 8)
• Give evidence to support your argument. Statistics, comparisons etc. Link each line of argument coherently. Put the points in order. Important to link points for and against to show when writing is moving direction. (10, 7)
• Seeking to put a pleasant spin on something unpleasant (4, 2, 1, 9)
• The use of a word or expression which is particular to a language which would not make sense if it was directly translated into another language. Usually has a informal tone. Not actually a figure of speech. (4, 2, 2, 5)
• When a writer says that one thing IS another because of a similarity between them or describes something that cannot be true in real life but influences the writing in an imaginative way. (4, 2, 1, 8)
• When a writer says that two things are like each other because of at least one similarity between them. They are always structures: as ......as, or like .......... (4, 2, 1, 6)
• When the word clearly suggests its own meaning; e.g. BANG! (4, 2, 12)
• When there is discrepancy between what is literaly said and what is really meant, or a contrast between what the reader expects and what is actually given (4, 2, 5)