Quick questions on Original writing genres and craft: mastering the forms - Eduqas A-Level English Language

Across every genre, the same craft makes writing accomplished.

"Descriptive writing achieves an effect through controlled craft rather than piled-up adjectives. A description of a derelict factory might build an atmosphere of stilled time through precise, restrained detail (the way light falls through broken glass, the single sound of dripping water), varied sentence rhythm (a long, accumulating sentence followed by a short, flat one), and a consistent, observant voice. The mood is created deliberately, and no device is present for its own sake."

"A speech demonstrates command of its form: it opens by addressing the audience directly, builds its argument through a series of patterned sentences (the tricolon, the rhetorical question), rises to a clear climax, and closes on a memorable, resonant line. It is written for the ear, with rhythm and repetition that would land when spoken, which shows the writer understands the genre, not just the topic." This shows command of a genre's conventions.

Name four genres you might write in for Component 3 and one convention of each. [4 marks]

Why is technique used 'to an effect' better than the mere presence of techniques? [2 marks]

Write a piece of descriptive or narrative writing that uses crafted language to create a clear effect. [18 marks]