Hello
With language analysis I have been finding it difficult to only write as much as I need to.
I find myself writing six pages of analysis, and I don't even analyse every single technique I see.
I know there is no perfect answer, but how many techniques do you guys usually mention within one paragraph (one paragraph being devoted to one argument)?
Or any advice on cutting down the length of my essays would be nice
Thank youuuuu
It very much depends on your essays, how many key arguments, pieces, key players etc etc.
For a typical 3 key argument single piece essay I only include 3-4 rhetorical devices, but analyse on the what how why to its detailed bits. At times one example could have a few techniques being used, and I tend to blend them together.
The most important thing to do here (timed conditions) is to be selective, and choose the real obvious ones (the ones that ACTUALLY contribute to the argument being presented, eg: stuff like inclusive language can be omitted if it's not really important/already used, or any form of complex techniques and connotative analyses that don't contribute much to the persuasiveness of an argument can generally be ignored).
I used to write more than 6 per argument, but I find that by practising to look for the important PLTs I can cut down on a lot of unnecessary analyses and get to the point.
Again, it depends on one's style, and I can't vouch that my approach is the best approach.