AQA English Language Paper 1

Vocabulary Support
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Techniques
Language: Nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia,
personification, alliteration, sibilance, consonance, assonance, oxymoron, juxtaposition,
syntax, dissonance, hyperbole, speech, irony, sarcasm, emotive language, rhetorical
questions.

Structure: Focus, shift, perspective, narrative voice, repetition, motif, climax, resolution,
development, complication, internal, external, paragraphing.

Evidence
• Be precise – select only the part that matters.
• Make sure it is part of a sentence – embed it within your writing.
• Evidence supports a point.
• If opening with evidence, link it to your point.
• Use quotation marks.

Analysis
Analytical Vocabulary: Conveys, highlights, evokes, appears, connotes, repeats, reinforces,
epitomizes, indicates, depicts, questions, emphasizes, constructs, reinforces, supposes,
confirms, implies, foreshadows, personifies, illuminates, demonstrates, suggests,
signifies, exposes, exemplifies, focuses, questions.

Stir It Up!

Clearly, obviously, arguably, vitally, undoubtedly, more/most importantly,

crucially, notably, critically, repeatedly.

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