Language Technique Effect Cards

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Language Technique Effect Cards: Portrait A4 layout with large title 'Language Technique Effect Cards' at top; page divided into a 3-column grid of rectangular cards separated by dotted cut lines. Each card has a coloured icon, a bold technique heading (e.g. QUOTATION, IMAGERY, METAPHOR, REPETITION, RHETORICAL QUESTION, SHORT SENTENCES, SYMBOLISM, FIRST/THIRD PERSON, etc.) and a short 'EFFECT:' label followed by 1–4 lines explaining the reader effect (e.g. 'Creates vivid pictures', 'Adds emphas...

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This A4 printable contains a grid of labelled cards (icons, technique name and a brief 'EFFECT:' description) intended to be cut out and used as manipulables during English lessons. It summarises a range of literary/language techniques (e.g. quotation, imagery, metaphor, repetition, rhetorical question, short sentences) and the typical effect each technique has on a reader. Use it to support close reading, modelling analytical vocabulary, or to speed up student responses during exam-style analysis.

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