Hey Angelina! Just wanted to clarify with you about that essay question.
In other words, do you have to link back to setting (eg. how Oceania is decrepit, how the populace is dehumanised) in every example you use?
What are some other likely literary devices that they may specify?
Hey, worldno1!
If the question specifies a technique, it's definitely a good idea to link back to setting since it is being asked as the dominant language form/feature to analyse. That being said,
your links should still be human experience-centred for this particular module; with this example of setting, consider how constructions of place using language in texts can help the audience better engage with the contemporary world and its dynamics.
As for specifying language forms or features to use, I would assume that they would keep them quite broad and use "umbrella" techniques such as imagery, narration, voice, genre conventions (narrative, dramatic, cinematic, poetic etc.). This is so you can expand and elaborate with more detailed evidence (so with imagery, you could look at all the different types of sensory imagery or with dramatic conventions, you could explore stage directions, props, lighting and sound effects). Hope that helps!
Angelina