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Language and Tension Analysis

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Language and Tension Analysis

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📖 Part 1: Close Reading and Language Techniques

Extract from 'Whispers in the Graveyard' (Lines 1-18)

Read the extract carefully and complete the following tasks.

1. Identify THREE language techniques the writer uses to create the setting in lines 1-10.

Alliteration

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Sensory imagery

2. Find and write down ONE example of each technique you selected above:
3. How does the writer use sentence structure to build tension? Tick the correct answer.

Uses only long, complex sentences

Uses only short, simple sentences

Varies between short and long sentences

Uses questions throughout

4. Complete the quotation analysis below:

The phrase "branches whip" suggests _________________ because _________________

✏️ Part 2: Character Feelings and Effects Analysis

5. In lines 10-18, find TWO words or phrases that show the character's fear:

Word/phrase 1: _________________

Word/phrase 2: _________________

6. How does the repetition "screaming and screaming" affect the reader?

Creates a sense of calm

Shows the character is happy

Emphasises panic and desperation

Suggests the character is tired

7. Draft a PEE paragraph for this 8-mark question: "How does the writer use language to show the character's emotions?"

Point: The writer shows the character's _________________ through _________________

Evidence: For example, "_________________"

Explanation: This suggests _________________ because _________________

🎯 Part 3: Vocabulary and Technique Glossary

8. Match each technique to its correct definition:
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Sensory imagery
Words that sound like the noise they describe
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Language that appeals to the five senses
Repetition of the same sound at the start of words
9. Choose ONE word from the extract that creates atmosphere and explain its effect:

Word: _________________

Effect: _________________

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