Text Types/Literary Techniques (1 Viewer)

[cro_angel]

Text Types
Here are features of a few different text types... if anyone wants to add something on feel free to post and ill edit
(these are from my year 11 notes.. so sorry if some things dont make sense lol)

SPEECH
[x] features
- repetition of words/phrases (reaffirm whats being emphasised)
- pauses
- cliches
- jargon (specific vocabulary to interest groups)
- slang
- gramatical flexibility (partial sentences)
- feedback (request for clarity/more information, interruptions)
[x] structure
-introduction (address audience, clear understanding of what/why, arresting/concise opening, personal stories, jokes.
-body- factual material, state main points with evidence, order points to suit audiences knowledge/interests, logical structure, restate points as memory checks
-conclusion- memorable, summarise main points, call for action, quotation or anecdote

FEATURE ARTICLE
[x] features
- striking headlines
- background information
- graphics
- emotive/colourful language
- selective use of facts
- clear line of arguement or opinion
- variation of sentence length, to avoid monotony
- short paragraphs
- subheadings
- writers name
- narrow columns
- publication details

LETTERS
[x] features
- personal tone
- ordinary topics
- informality
- simple words
- colloquial expressions
- short sentences
- free flowing thoughts
- heavily subjective
[x] types
- letter of complaint- general statement about contents, clear exact details about what has happened, closing with an expression of anticipation
- letters to the editor- line of arguement/opinion, strong opening to show viewpoint, paragraphs to support opening statement, conclusion to reaffirm point being made, emotive words/phrases, repetition, rhetorical questions, clever use of words, short sentences
- personal letters- not too formal, level of intimacy, more emotions relayed

REVIEW
[x] features
- eyecatching headlines
- variations in shape and style of print
- descriptive words
- third person analysis
- rating symbols
- opinion/personal response
- (when talking about book/film/play) memorable scenes, techniques, basic information (costs, plot, setting etc)

DIARY ENTRY
[x] features
- very colloquial language- slang and contractions
- brackets, dashes, exclamations (for thoughts and comments)
- shorthand
- addresses oneself
- self revelations (opinions, attitudes, emotions)

EDITORIAL
[x] features
- bold heading (capture attention)
- healines
- direct address to readers
- short summary to begin with
- line of arguement focused on one issue
- recommmendations made
- passive voice
- strong tone (assertive not agressive)
- variety in level of language
- varied paragraph lengths.. short

Literary Techniques
uhh yeh pretty self explanatory..

[x] alliteration- the repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.. often adds to atmosphere or mood of words.. could echo their meaning
[x] allusion- a reference to another text, person, place or event
[x] assonance- repetition of a vowel sound to create a particular effect
[x] caesura- pause in the line of a verse (gives an emphasis on surrounding words)
[x] caricature- exaggerating 1 or 2 qualities of a character which results in making fun of them
[x] cliche- a phrase or expresssion that has been word out by overuse
[x] colloquial language- casual, relaxed everyday speech (not slang not formal)
[x] couplet- a pair of successive rhyming lines
[x] descriptive language- creates a vivid picture of an object or scene
[x] dialogue- speech between characters in a narrative or drama- advances the plot
[x] dramatic irony - where the audience knows what is happening but the characters in the story don't.
[x] enjambement- when a line carries on to the next without a pause (commonlyu found in shakespeare)
[x] euphemism- phrase or word substituted for one which is considered tastless or too blunt (eg saying passed away instead of dead)
[x] humour- quality of text that provokes laughter or amusement
[x] hyperbole- figure of speech that presents an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis
[x] iambic pentameter- set of 5 stressed and unstressed syllable pairs (eg shall i compare thee to a summers day) (usually a shakespeare thing)
[x] imagery - giving images to describe the thing, allows the reader to have a better idea of what something is like
[x] irony- condition created by the difference between what is stated and what is actually the case
[x] juxtaposition- seeting one thing beside another, usually to act as a contast
[x] metaphor- a figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another
[x] omniscient narrator - one which overlooks and knows all. allows all the characters' thoughts to be told, and allows the reader to see how and what they think of themselves and others.
[x] onomatopoeia- a figure of speech in which the sound of the word is an echo of its sense (eg whoosh, hiss)
[x] oxymoron- two opposites are combined together for a striking effect (eg heavy lightness)
[x] parody- imitation of another text in order to send it up or make it appear ridiculous
[x] personification- giving human qualities to objects or ideas (eg man in the moon)
[x] prose- ordinary style of writing or speaking (in contrast to poetry)
[x] repetition- repeating a sound, word, phrase or idea
[x] simile- a figure of speech in which an object is compared to another in one particular aspect (use the word like)
[x] soliloquy- one character left alone to deliver their thoughts on an issue
[x] suspense
[x] symbolism- use of an object to represent something else
[x] synonym- a word with the same (or similar) meaning to another (eg bloke, guy, dude, mate etc)
[x] syntax - placing and order of words. puts emphasis on different areas or parts
[x] verisimilitude- likeness to the truth

 

[Whizkid]

hmmm

Yeah...these notes are useful...basically stuff u normally do in yr 10...revised and stuff....
btw...that isn't all of it right??
like..there's more??

 

[iambored]

damn, that could be everything.

have you put - omniscient narrator, syntax, dramatic irony, imagery, rhetorical questions, emotive language, point of view[?]those are my favourites. they could have been in your list but i have just been looking in the last section of your list and they are not there

a post i wrote before on general techniques used in novels:

Originally posted by iambored
is there something on the main site?



syntax - placing and order of words. puts emphasis on different areas or parts.


omniscient narrator - one which overlooks and knows all. allows all the characters' thoughts to be told, and allows the reader to see how and what they think of themselves and others.

dialogue - 2 people talking. what and how it is said.

suspense

imagery - giving images to describe the thing, allows the reader to have a better idea of what something is like

dramatic irony - where the audience knows what is happening but the characters in the story don't.

punctuation, short and long sentences, exclamations, rhetorical questions etc.

 

[cro_angel]

yeh there is more but i cant really remember what other text types are asked in the hsc.. they cant really ask u do draw a comic or write a poem
ill have to find info about an interview though.. i think thats another one which might be a hsc thing
thanks iambored ill add them in

 

[jimmik]

thnx for that cro_angel, i was lookin for this for my half yrlies which has passed now but its still very useful, all the stuff i need in one place =)