Language analysis GCSE questions
Cover the answers and try these Language analysis checks first. The full quiz in the app includes hints.
How to use these
Write your answer, then check. If you miss one, open the Language analysis lesson before you retry.
Practice questions
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AO2 is mainly about
A simile typically uses
Personification is
Zoom-in means
Common mistakes
- “The writer uses words” scores nothing. “There is alliteration of t in ‘the’ and ‘ticking’” is usually coincidence. If you cannot say what the method does for the reader, pick a different method.
- Listing “there is a simile, a metaphor and personification” without effects is a Grade 2 shopping list. Pick two and go deep.
- Empty alliteration (“there are lots of s sounds”) is a classic Grade 2 move. Match the sound to a feeling: hiss, thud, whisper.
- If the question asks about weather, do not zoom on the man’s peas unless you can tie thawing to the storm of the night. Stay on the question.
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