Douglas Wise English Teaching Resources

Key Words for Writing About Texts

Written by Douglas Wise | 14 June, 2026

 

Click on the button above to download a bank of words and definitions to help students write about literary texts. I’ve divided them into six areas...

  1. Words for naming what a writer does and why

  2. Words for naming the emotional register of a text

  3. Words for making and developing a point

  4. Words for signposting your points

  5. Words for exploring how a text works

  6. Words for linking two texts

Here’s a snip ⤵️

I hope it’s useful –

Doug

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