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Table of Stylistic Devices - Posters Only

Stylistic devices used in visual and written texts can manipulate audiences in various ways. For visual texts, lighting techniques like high key and low key impact mood, while shots like close-ups draw focus to specific elements. Facial expressions and body language reveal feelings. Similarly in writing, devices such as repetition, rhyme and rhetorical questions emphasize points and influence perspectives. Together, these tools allow creators to subtly shape audience interpretation across mediums.

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Table of Stylistic Devices - Posters Only

Stylistic devices used in visual and written texts can manipulate audiences in various ways. For visual texts, lighting techniques like high key and low key impact mood, while shots like close-ups draw focus to specific elements. Facial expressions and body language reveal feelings. Similarly in writing, devices such as repetition, rhyme and rhetorical questions emphasize points and influence perspectives. Together, these tools allow creators to subtly shape audience interpretation across mediums.

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Stylistic devices used in visual texts (photos/pictures):

Name of stylistic Example of the stylistic device What effect does this stylistic device
device have on the audience?
High key This is distinguished by brightness,
lighting openness and a lack of shadow. It is often
used to make characters or situations NOT
threatening. It can help create a peaceful
and happy mood.
Low key Low key lighting emphasises shadow. The
lighting effect is usually dark, evil, mysterious,
scary or it creates suspense.

Back lighting This is where light comes from behind a


subject creating a silhouette. This is a
popular technique in horror films as it can
make characters appear to be mysterious
and foreboding (suggesting something
bad will happen).
Soft focus Soft focus can be used to suggest
romance, poor vision or substance abuse
(someone being drunks or on drugs).

Rack focus Rack focus – brings either the background


or foreground into sudden focus. This
forces the viewers to focus their attention
on one thing.
Deep focus This can also be called hard focus and it
shows every detail as all objects in both
the background and the foreground
remain in focus.

Long shot A long shot allows the viewer to see the


whole body of the characters and the
setting in the background. This allows the
viewer to understand the link between
the characters and the environment.
Medium shot A medium shows the person from the
waist up. This allows the viewer to
understand their facial expressions and
body language.

Close up shot A close up focuses on the character’s face,


hands or feet or at an object at close
range. The viewer can closely examine
one piece of action or the thoughts and
feelings or the character.
High angle In a high angle shot, the camera is above
shot the person/object often making them
appear weak, inferior or under pressure.

Eye level shot An eye-level shot shows a character at


eye-level to the camera, encouraging the
audience to see the character as being an
equal with themselves and other
characters.
Low angle In a low-angle shot, the camera is below
shot the person or object, usually making that
person or object seem powerful and
important.
Offer gaze This is when the figure gazes at another
object or person encouraging the
audience to do the same.

Demand gaze The figure gazes directly out at the


audience, demanding a response.

Salient The salient image or focal point is the


image/focal most important part of the visual text and
where our eyes are drawn to.
point

symbolism A word or object that has its own meaning


and represents another word, object or
idea.

Facial Facial expressions allow the reader to


expressions understand the feelings of the person.

Body language Body language is the conscious and


unconscious movements and postures by
which attitudes and feelings are
communicated.

colour Colour can be used symbolically to


represent a wider meaning/idea.
juxtaposition Juxtaposition is when two things are
placed next to each other in order to
show their differences (contrast).

Stylistic devices used in writing


Name of stylistic Example of the stylistic device What effect does this stylistic
device device have on the audience?
alliteration This is where the same letter or
sound is used at the start of a
series of words. This emphasises
the point to the reader.

rule of 3/repetition They have nowhere to run; nowhere to hide; Repeating the same or similar
nowhere to escape. ideas and words to emphasise a
particular message.
rhyme Rhyme can used to emphasise a
certain message and to make it
memorable for the audience.

inclusive language Using pronouns like: you, your, our, we, us, The use of personal pronouns
their etc. includes the reader and makes
them take responsibility for the
issue.
rhetorical question This is a question which prompts
the reader to think about the
point being made.
Facts, evidence These make the information
presented more credible
and statistics (believable) and prompt the
audience to think about the
argument being presented.

Font size, font Different fonts, sizes of writing etc


positioning, bold, can emphasise different points and
underlined, colour of make the reader take more notice
writing etc. of the key message.

List of analytical verbs to use in your reflective analysis:


argues exaggerates persuades
criticises explains portrays
confirms explores reiterates
depicts expresses represents
describes forces reveals
demonstrates highlights signifies
displays illustrates shows
echoes informs suggests
emphasises introduces symbolises
encourages juxtaposes underlines

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