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Language levels and methods of analysis
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How does the text open (a hook, a headline, an orientation that sets the scene)?Show answer
How is the middle sequenced (chronologically, by argument, by importance)? How does it close (a call to action, a resolution, a return to the opening)? A news report front-loads the most important information (the inverted pyramid), while a narrative withholds it to build tension, and recognising the genre's expected shape lets you analyse where a text conforms or departs from it for effect.
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