The Effect/Purpose of Language Techniques

Creates a comic, light hearted tone to entertain the reader. To engage.

Sticks in the reader’s mind as it makes the text catchy. To emphasise.

Used to command respect from the reader. Shows sophistication and authority in its tone. To persuade.

To emphasise. Strengthens the force of the point. Draws attention and means the audience is more likely to remember the words.

Helps the reader to familiarise themselves with the subject. To engage.

Engages the reader as they feel they are being addressed directly. Forces them to have an opinion. To persuade.

Creates a comic, light hearted tone to entertain the reader. To engage.

Used to reflect the writer’s attitude or emotions of a subject. Changes in tones signal a new direction or shift in attitude. To affect the reader.

Creates vivid images in the reader’s mind to entertain/persuade or make the subject more believable. To engage.

Makes the text more relaxed, draws the reader in and makes it easy to relate to. To persuade.

Allows the reader to feel for the character/writer’s thoughts and feelings. To persuade.

Used to command respect from the reader. Shows sophistication and authority in its tone. To persuade.

To emphasise. Strengthens the force of the point. Draws attention and means the audience is more likely to remember the words.

Creates vivid images in the reader’s mind to entertain/persuade or make the subject more believable. To engage.

Engages the reader as they feel they are being addressed directly. Forces them to have an opinion. To persuade.

Allows reader to hear the sounds of the words they reflect. To involve the reader in the writer’s world.

Helps make an issue seem more important and dramatic than it is. To emphasise.

Makes the text more relaxed, draws the reader in and makes it easy to relate to. To persuade.

Used to reflect the writer’s attitude or emotions of a subject. Changes in tones signal a new direction or shift in attitude. To affect the reader.

Allows reader to hear the sounds of the words they reflect. To involve the reader in the writer’s world.

Helps make an issue seem more important and dramatic than it is. To emphasise.