If you don't know them... then you should learn to recognise them
sentence structure
- short/long/word order
use of punctuation
-80 word sentences with lots of commas and semi-colons,
onomatopoeia
metaphors
similes
descriptive language
"Manfred's calcuating father"
imagry
rhyme
etc. state the argument ie... mr. bum uses language techniques such as baldhaldklfjdlsfkj to demonstrate/portray/convey/affirm adlkjfdslkfdl;kfsdj;l, as shown in the phrase "the cat sat on a hat". the use of the words "cat" "hat" "mat" with its awesome "language technique" evokes *a cool reaction* in readers. Thus relating to the awesome argument above.