AS LL - ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS

AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREELLA 1 INTEGRATED ANALYSIS AND TEXT PRODUCTION ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS

MAIN FRAMEWORKS	Language Frameworks	Literature Frameworks
FRAMEWORKS	GRAMMAR e.g. Verbs/adverbs: nouns - concrete, abstract, pronouns: adjectives, comparatives, superlatives	IMAGERY Visual images create strong vivid, life like mental impressions in a readers imagination e.g.metaphor, simile, personification, symbolism	Drama e.g. stage directions, setting, lighting, music , sound effects, dialogue, monologue, expressionistic techniques
	REGISTER e.g. Informal - colloquial, slang, accent, contractions, ellipsis, elision, expletives Formal- objective, unemotional, complete sentences, correct grammar, appropriate lexis	PHONOLOGY often sound patterning creates harmony. Sometimes tension e.g. alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, assonance, rhythm, sibilance. Also consider informal and formal register, accent, dialect, lexical choices – see linguistic framework column	Function – most discourse includes a dominant and a secondary function To inform, persuade, to instruct and to entertain
	SYNTAX e.g. Sentence types complex, compound, simple Sentence functions declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory Sentence structures Subject, object, main clause, subordinate clause	RHETORIC – found in drama and prose e.g. list of three, contrasting / comparative pair, direct address, repetition, emotive language, lists, emotive language, hyperbole
	LEXIS e.g. denotations, connotations, simple, complex, emotive, rational, neutral, lexical field, low/high frequency, polysyllabic, monosyllabic	PROSE – e.g. types of prose – descriptive writing, dialogue, internal monologue, action, reflective writing. The narrator – first/third person