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Language Features Essay Writing

Read each original excerpt carefully. Use evidence from the words on the page and explain the effect on the reader. For extended responses, use IDEAR: Identify the technique, Describe how it is used, give an Example, Analyse its effect, and Relate it to the writer’s purpose.

Identify language features

Read the excerpt: “Dawn stretched its golden fingers across the harbour. A restless wind rattled the boats, and the water glittered like a tray of scattered coins.”

1.Which words personify dawn, and what picture do they create?

2.Find the simile in the excerpt. What does it suggest about the appearance of the water?

3.Which feature in “a restless wind rattled the boats” most strongly helps create a sense of movement?

The repeated ‘r’ sound in “restless” and “rattled”
A rhyme between “wind” and “boats”
A comparison using the word “like”

4.How do the images of golden light, restless wind and sparkling water work together to shape the mood?

Build an IDEAR paragraph

Read the excerpt: “The gym became a storm at tip-off. Trainers squeaked across the floor, the crowd roared like a waterfall, and Losa’s thoughts raced ahead of the bouncing ball.”

5.Write one IDEAR paragraph explaining how the writer uses a comparison to make the basketball game feel intense. Include a quotation and explain its effect.

Plan and write an analysis

Use the new passage below as evidence for your essay responses.

The track swallowed the last of the daylight. Ferns brushed Eli’s legs like cold hands, while branches scratched at the sky. A crack rang through the bush, sharp as a dropped plate. He kept walking, but each step seemed to carry him deeper into the dark.

6.Plan an essay answering: How does the writer use language features to create atmosphere in “Along the bush track”? Note a main idea for your introduction, one feature and quotation for each of two body paragraphs, and a final point for your conclusion.

7.Write a short essay of two or three IDEAR paragraphs explaining how language features create a sense of danger in “Along the bush track”. Use at least two quotations and explain how they affect the reader.