AQA GCSE English Language · 8700
Paper 2
Revise: Rhetorical devicesRepetition can connect a sequence of ideas. ‘A route to work. A route to education.
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GCSE English Language · key term
The deliberate reuse of a word, phrase or structure to emphasise an idea or connect parts of an argument.
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Paper 2
Revise: Rhetorical devicesRepetition can connect a sequence of ideas. ‘A route to work. A route to education.
Paper 1
The deliberate reuse of a word or expression to develop or emphasise an idea.
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The modal verb ‘can’ conveys ability, and the repetition of ‘all’ gives the reassurance an inclusive emphasis. However, ‘Not all to the same extent, perhaps’ qualifies this confidence. ‘Perhaps’ softens his certainty, while ‘not all’ acknowledges different outcomes.
Paper 1
The deliberate use of a word, phrase or pattern more than once.
Revise: Component 01 Question 3: language and structureYou might examine an expressive verb, a pronoun, repetition or an exclamation. The important question is what that choice means here. A verb does not have a useful effect merely because it is a verb.