English Paper 2
Inform Explain Describe
Words from the Mark Scheme
From the describe section…
Highly effective and delightful vocabulary choices
(I’m not making this up. It really does say ‘delightful’ in the mark scheme)
Controlled
Crafted
Satire / Irony / Humour
Uses a range of complex details
A range of discursive markers
Inventive language devices
(this means original similes, metaphors, alliteration, pathetic fallacy, personification, listing, imagery, colour symbolism, adverbs, adjectival phrases, juxtaposition of ideas, characterisation)
Regarding Puncuation and grammar
Range of punctuation used. e.g. colons and semicolons used accurately.
A range of sentence lengths for effect.
May use repetition
A full range of sentence structures
(This means short punchy sentences and long, informative sentences with many clauses separated by commas and semi-colons)
Accurate spelling