Annotation Task: Individual/Pair/Triad/ Group
Grab a highlighter and a pen. See how many examples of the language style can
you identify in the article above.
1. Highlight/underline where you find an example.
2. Annotate the article by writing the name of the language
technique beside your highlighted/underlined example.
3. Check your answers vis Think-Pair-Share or oral feedback for
your teacher.
The 5 language style techniques used
in the above article
ü Counter Argument
ü Statistics
ü Syntax
ü Direct Address
ü Superlative
ü Tricolon
ü Emotive Language
ü Antithesis
ü Alliteration
ü Imagery
ü Humour
ü Repetition
ü Rhetorical Question
ü Allusion
Since its release in 2015, Kendrick
Lamar's “Alright” has become an important
protest song in the Black Lives Matter
movement. Due to its strong content and
explicit language, we won’t sample this song
during class but do feel free to explore this
song in your own time. Beyoncé’s ‘ Black
Parade’ is also worth an exploration of its
lyrics.
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