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Quick questions on Language for effect: N(A)-Level Comprehension
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What is link to the reader?Show answer
A strong answer connects the language to the reader's response. Good phrases to use are "this makes the reader picture...", "this creates a feeling of...", or "this suggests to the reader that...". The writer made the choice for a reason; your job is to say what that reason achieves for the person reading.
What is not quoting the word?Show answer
Explaining an effect without pointing to the exact word leaves the answer unclear. Quote the phrase you mean.
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