Language effects.:
Language effects. You may have already noticed that the style of headlines in broadsheet newspapers is different to that of tabloids.
Guess which of the following headlines came from a broadsheet, or tabloid. Hot pop-erty SFO called in to EU scandal Discuss the reasons for your opinion with your response partner.
Playing with words:
Playing with words Writers can have lots of fun with words. Look again at…
Can you explain what the writer has done with the words?
Hot pop-erty
Puns:
Puns A pun = a word in a sentence that can have two meanings.
Example
Christmas shoppers stocking up.
Witch Halloween costume is for you?
Letter play:
Letter play Sometimes writer will change a letter in a word to give a double meaning.
Example
Truck by lightning
Alliteration:
Alliteration Often using the same letter sound at the start of your words can create an interesting effect.
Example
Sending up the Stars and Stripes.
Rhyme:
Rhyme Examples
Green queen
Glass with class
Now your turn…:
Now your turn… Try to use one of the language effects in headlines of your own:
Puns
Letter Play
Alliteration
Rhyme