Summing up, you can say that a text or text type can
be identified by looking at the
following characteristics:
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Audience and purpose
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Who wrote the text?
What is the aim of the text?
Who was it written for?
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Content and theme
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What is the text about?
What are the thematic elements in it?
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Tone, register and mood
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How does the text sound? Is it formal, informal, serious or ironic? What kind of
words are used?
How does the text make the reader feel?
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Stylistic devices
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Imagery, metaphors, repetition, use of colour,
verbs, etc.
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Structure
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How is the text organised?
Lay-out (font, placement of images, etc.)
Contents organisation (point of view, division into
paragraphs, frequency of dialogue, etc.)
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