anyone else watching this the night before the exam?

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. Oooooo 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

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

@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.

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

hello mr bruff!! so i've been watching you for AN AGE now HAHA and your videos are LIFE SAVINGGG ! 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

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

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.

I will start watching mr buff because my last set of mocks start in monday and i am so nervous

I'm currently nearing the end of my GCSE first year and you, Mr Bruff, have given me a newfound admiration for the English subject. Your videos have made me believe I can actually succeed in English if I really work hard and the motivation it has given me is incredible. I cannot begin to thank you enough for all the effort you put in to helping others with their education. Your a wonderful person.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

thanks ,it was really helpful

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

Thanks mr bruff

Could u pls do Paper 1 Question 2 but a lower mark answer, as in a mistake students make?

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?

Hi Mr Bruff, I can't find the link for the passage. Should I buy your book instead?

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If somebody could read my answer and give me feedback I'd be extremely grateful (wrote this answer before looking at Mr Bruff's answer): The writer describes the narrator's journey as disorientating by using commas and adjectives which create a sense of confusion, for example in the sentence containing "I was at once baffled by the moving, shifting mist". This shows how the protagonist is enveloped by a mist which obscures his view of the environment so that he doesn't know where he is and this must confuse him. The motion verbs "moving, shifting" convey the constantly changing nature of the mist in a similar way to the commas in this sentence which constantly change the focus and so are disorientating for the reader - this helps them empathise with the narrator's sense of disorientation. It may also reflect how the narrator says he has to stop after every step to ensure that he stays on the path, and his feeling of unfamiliarity with his chaotic surroundings. The journey is also described as frightening by the writer through the use of metaphors such as "That walk back was a nightmare." This suggests that the narrator is afraid because he feels like he is in danger. It may also imply that he feels trapped in the situation since nightmares often seem inescapable and claustrophobic, which unsettles the reader in order to help them understand the protagonist's terror.

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I have a question Mr Bruff ir anyone who is an expert, can I use PEA paragraphs and if so, how many times?

How is form Leeds city college setup up Course😅

Its only for AQA and not Edecxel

Can you do a video of a taste of honey??

Imagine still doing gsce I got 7 and a 6