1. Some techniques:
Powerful verbs (actions)
Alliteration(don’t have to be next to
each other – also has to be deliberateeg. and
Alfie said… is NOT deliberate)
Repetition
Personification
Imagery (instead of metaphor
or simile if you’re not sure)
Unusually short or very long
sentences (that stand out)
Exclamation marks and the
words that they are with

2. Lists
Metaphor (is) or Simile (like)
Emotive language
Look out for plosive or sibilant
sounds
Adjectives – interesting and
unusual
Syntax (word order – look at
the first word)
Syllabic patterns (mono-
syllabic or poly-syllabic)