DEVICES INFORMATIVE TEXTS

Voice

Examples
and
Analogies

Figurative
Language

Structural

1 mark per text

1 mark each occurrence throughout text

Paragraphs
Contain one main idea.

Intentional writing style

Diary, poem, script,
monologue, soliloquy .

Discourse
Conversation through
speech

Exclamation
Exclamatory sentence
ending in ! to convey
high emotion.

Rhetorical questions
Questions that are not
expected to be
answered

Imaginative
Writing is not based on
facts

Onomatopoeia
Formation of a word
that imitates a sound

Simile (Figurative
Imagery)

Metaphor (Figurative
Imagery)

Personification
Hyperbole
Giving inanimate objects Exaggerated statement
human qualities
used to heighten effect

Literal Imagery
Using specific details to describe eg. smell, sight, touch, taste
Theme
Text has a message or
moral of a story makes
the reader ponder
bigger issues in life
Persona
The writer develops a
point of view
Person
Intentional use of first,
second or third person

Elaboration
Developing or
expanding ideas in great
detail.
Perspective
The writer shows a
particular way of
looking at individuals,
issues, historical events,
texts, generalisations

Booragul Public School Writing Rubric

Symbolism
A word or phrase to
represent something
other than literal
meaning
Paradox
Statement that, while
apparently selfcontradictory, is
essentially true.,
Humour
Incongruity, parody,
satire, puns etc. used to
lighten the overall tone.

Epiphany
A moment of revelation
or insight

Allegory
Double meaning: one
primary (on the surface)
and one secondary.
Irony
Gap between what is
said and what is meant

Allusion
Brief reference to a
person, place, thing,
event, or idea in history
or literature.
Euphemism
Mild expression used to
replace a harsh one.

Oxymoron and
Juxtaposition
Contrasting ideas that
create a paradox
Clich
An over-used, common
expression.

Antithesis
Two opposite ideas in
the same to create
contrast

Language
Intention use of
colloquial, slang, formal,
informal