•Please remember that lists show either multitude (that there are lots of things) or variation (that there is a wide variety).
•Lists can be polysyndetic- elements joined by conjunctions: ‘a pen, and a pencil, and a ruler with a…’ usually showing excitement or fear and/or drawing attention to each separate item.
•Or they can be asyndetic- no conjunctions.
•Lists can be climatic- leading up to a climax (ending with the most powerful) to emphasise progress or the last element
•Lists can be anti-climatic (seem to be leading to a climax but then do not)- can show disappointment, exhaustion, dismission.
Sentence structure questions usually come in three forms:
•Identify two aspects of sentence structure and explain…….
•Comment on effectiveness of the writer’s sentence structure in promoting his argument about…………
•Explain how the sentence structure is used to……
Formula:
•Identify/highlight an important aspect of sentence structure
•Quote to show the element
•Explain how it works/comment on the effect it has
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