IB English paper 1: unseen tips

• What sort of effect would the beginning and end of the extract have on the audience? Is it a linear structure or a cyclical one? Is the reader left in suspense/uncertain at the end because of the way the extract is finished? • What effect is made of contrast in the extract? • What use is made by the writer of the balance s/he makes in the extract between dialogue and narration , reflection and description ? • What use does the writer make in terms of his/her handling of time in the extract? What use is made of flashback in the extract, for instance, or the use of changes in tense ? • Is there a climax in the extract? If so, how is it built up to?

Academic Register Onomatopoeia / sibilance / personification / repetition / pivotal moment / catalyst / simile / metaphor / Free Indirect Discourse / veracity / verisimilitude