AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 2 in Detail: Walking Talking Mock

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[TheLanternAlchemist]

anyone else watching this the night before the exam?

[veryepicmathgamer]

If anyone thinks they might need this:
25 Language Devices: Defined & Explained!
1. Pathetic Fallacy
Is when the weather or the atmosphere describes the mood.
For example, when the weather is rainy people are sad and depressed
2nd example, the dark night could symbolise something supernatural like 3AM Satan etc…
2. Personification
Is when a non-human is given human qualities.
For example, the tree is waving to John as drives away.
3. Simile
When you are comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
For example, his facial vision looked like a falcon’s eye
4. Metaphor
Is when you are comparing two things with is or are
Example He is an orc
5. Extended Metaphor
Pick a metaphor and explain how --- > turn in to an extended metaphor
Metaphor --- > Life is a rollercoaster. Now turning into extended metaphor add explanation so, Life is a rollercoaster you don’t know when you will be at the top or at the bottom, it will all happen in an instance, at the greatest heights you will be at the greatest heights and at times it will crash, but every day is never the same, just like in a turn in a Rolle coaster is never the same.
6. Oxymoron
2 opposite words side-by-side
Example, the small giant
7. Juxtaposition
You explain an oxymoron.
The small giant tip-toing trying to reach the top shelf, however, his small arms and puny fingers prevented him from grabbing the bar of jam.
8. Symbolism
Is when objects represent a meaning.
For example, moon and the star represent Islam.
2nd Example, if you get a priest you will think someone died.
In Macbeth the dagger links to death.
9. Semantic field
Is where words are linked to an idea.
For example, PPE, 2m and Hand Sanitiser, Head of Year link to COVID.
10. Irony
Is when events in the text surprises the characters. Something not expected!
Mr Birling offering a 1000.
Scrooge changing his nature.
11. Rhetorical Question
Question does not require an answer
12. Hyperbole
Is when you hype, when over-exaggerating.
I am going to eat the whole restaurant.
13. Assonance
Is the repetition of the vowel sound.
I am too cool for school.
14. Alliteration
Words in a row begin with the same letter.
15. Sibilance
Is when words in a row have the s letter or the s sound
Example: the snake was slowly hissing
16. Euphemism
Is when you say something in an indirect manner.
He is not with us anymore.
17. Emotive Language
Is when the writer makes the reader feel emotional. By making them angry.
18. Onomatopoeia
Words describe the sound
Boom bang skirr pop
19. Ruel of 3 / Power of 3 / Triplets
Words or phrases in a row describe something (3)
The table is black, hard and wide
20. Facts/ Stats
Uses evidence to support their facts.
50 % of the students prefer using email rather than social media .
21. Plosive
Reptation of harsh sound
Words such as 'P' 'D' 'B'
22. Zoomorphism
Is when you give a person animal features.
Example John barked at me / John shouted at me.
23. Opinion
24. Repetition
Language Device and Structure.
Is when the writer uses the words repletely to create an effect.
Where is being repeated and why is that important
25. Noun, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs

[andteam]

THANK YOU MR BRUFF!! Question 2 is not ready for me after this video

[wgxhezk]

@Mr Bruff
As a year 10 student studying English Language, I was advised to watch your videos as apart of my revision. As I went along your videos on Paper 1, Question 1 and Question 2. I not only gained more knowledge on how to tackle these questions, but also how to avoid the common mistakes. Words cannot describe how thankful I am to you since this 30 minutes of my extensive revision thus far, will ultimately aid me on my journey to becoming a corporate solicitor.

Here is my first paragraph that I did along the exam question in this video:
The narrator displays Keckwick's journey as unsettling and almost unnerving, through the use of the hyperbole - "nightmare". The narrator's deliberate use of this hyperbole signifies how difficult and scary Keckwick's journey was, which only unnerves the reader due to the negative atmosphere that's now been evoked. In addition, this would install a sense of dread and discomfort as nightmares typically cause fear. This ultimately enables the reader to emphasise with the apparent difficulty in keckwick's journey and grow apprehensive towards his safety, which effectively creates emotional attachment between the reader and Keckwick.

[bazzariot]

mr bruff: dont spend long on question 2
also mr bruff: makes a video twice as long as the question 4 one 😄

[alexbuiilds]

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i managed to get an 8 in my lit year 11 mock a few months ago!! also PLEASE PLEASE do more of these!! because i need much longer, in depth explanations so i know exactly what im doing for all the questions :) i especially struggle with language (only got a 6 in the mock) so doing this for all the questions (except the first ofc LOL) would be SO HELPFUL :D

[andrewphillips]

Thank you mr Bruff, you are really helping me in my GCSEs. I'm going to get a 9 for you!

[gracemarie]

I'm currently at the start of my mocks and I'm in such a negative head space with English I am so determined to get 7+ but I'm currently working at a 6 after my English literature mock today and the poor organised timing from myself poetry suffered as a result despite the fact that I had revised so well but for other poems (DO NOT NEGLECT A SINGLE POEM) and lack for analyse on a poem I had massively knocked my confidence as I believed I was going Tod o really well with how much knowledge I had for other poems, I really hope that my revision can save my grades I won't give up.

[adamrazak]

The video helped but im still unsure on how to write it

[VenusApril]

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[gcseguy]

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[Old_SDC]

Love the videos! These are going to be my saving grace for exams this year, hoping I can get at least a pass with your help!

What would you recommend for improving reading speed? I take much too long reading the extracts and it takes away from my writing time when I’m already a slow reader/writer. Thank you once again!

[crztrg]

for the extract would it be ok about writing one paragraph about how the lantern symbolises hope? like even after all thr bad journey he still has hope to see the lantern of the carriage

[diane]

Its OK, I found it, thank you so much for the work you do in these videos

[hephzebahgeorge]

Do you have to write about two aspects of the journey or just explain effects of 2 or more quotes.

[Muw-ahiddd]

Can you do all the questions for both language and literature again please? And in more detail

[safxzyl]

i dont know the high vocab you use, are you able to get a high grade without using very high vocab?

[SurprisedBoaSnake-tkil]

Hi sir i have a question. In poetry if i memorise 10 essays from google will inget caught for plagirising in the exam. Do the examiners use software to check for plagirising or do they juts mark

[ryaneaton-]

hi Mr Bruff i was just wondering whether linking back to "how this makes the reader feel/think etc" is necessary. thanks

[ipzuxkb]

what can i do to get higher grades in english lang exams if i struggle to understand words in english so i cant completely understand the extraxts that are in engl lang exams because im not english and im still not fluent at it?