Language analysis Chronological or picking our devices is any better?

[Mendedex]

Will a chronological language analysis score less than an essay that picks out techniques used throughout the article? 

[Somye]

There is no set 'formula' that VCAA describes to get full marks in any of sections, even language analysis.

The fact is, if you can analyse varied devices to a great deal of depth, VCAA won't penalize you just because you didn't do it in a certain way. In fact, I find chronological analysis works far better (at least for me) as it's much easier to go through and analyse selected techniques, especially under time pressure, and that the examiner actually knows how you're moving through the piece as opposed to jumping around the piece. Also, seeing as the author generally structures his piece which has different arguments and hence different techniques positioning the reader a certain way structured throughout the piece, and hence chronological analysis does indeed lead to analysis of similar devices.

tldr: no.

[TheRajinator]

There is no set 'formula' that VCAA describes to get full marks in any of sections, even language analysis.

The fact is, if you can analyse varied devices to a great deal of depth, VCAA won't penalize you just because you didn't do it in a certain way. In fact, I find chronological analysis works far better (at least for me) as it's much easier to go through and analyse selected techniques, especially under time pressure, and that the examiner actually knows how you're moving through the piece as opposed to jumping around the piece. Also, seeing as the author generally structures his piece which has different arguments and hence different techniques positioning the reader a certain way structured throughout the piece, and hence chronological analysis does indeed lead to analysis of similar devices.

tldr: no.

Hmmm you have a very good point, but if there is a a technique earlier on in the article and there is a similar technique later on won't it be a bit too repetetive as you will be identifying a technique again and then explaining it?

[brenden]

Yeah it could be. So you could group the techniques. Or choose not to analyse absolutely every technique in the article (if you were doing this properly you couldn't do it in an hour)

[Somye]

Yeah exactly. I'd just skip it if it was similar, focus on other significant techniques. Or if you were keen, you could simply analyse the similar technique and how it portrays the other argument in a certain way

[HERculina]

OR you can pick out the various arguments or tone-groups the writer uses and shape your paragraphs that way. For example, one paragraph about argument 1, second on argument 2 and the various devices used for each

Tbh, I would not do it by single technique cause it gives examiners a greater chance to pick out the fault in your analysis of merely 'listing techniques'.
 
Chronologically is quite good too, but I'm finding it hard to word things doing it this way and explain why something is persuasive, so I'm personally just going to do it by picking out the main arguments.