English Language Techniques Toby Toone

English Language Techniques Toby Toone

1. Direct Adress

   • i.e. YOU are the reason people smile everyday.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the reader feel involved in the text and catches their attention.

2. Alliteration

   • i.e. Awesome adventures always
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text memorable and psychologically intrigues them.

3. Facts

   • i.e. 7/10 women recommend herbal essences.
     • Effect on the reader :Makes the text look authentic and impressive.

4. Opinion

   • i.e.Vogue is the best magazine available.
     • Effect on the reader: Gives the readers an insight of what the writer thinks of the situation

5. Rule of 3

   • i.e. The lady next door was beautiful, gorgeous and dazzling. All in one.
     • Effect on the reader: Gives the text a more interesting description and a better imagery is created.

6. Repetition

   • i.e We care about the plants. We care about the trees. We care about the environment.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text memorable and emphasises the purpose of the text.

7. Emotive Language

   • i.e His delicate touch sent tingles shooting through my body, causing an eruption of butterflies in the pit of my stomach.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text more memorable and effective in luring the reader on.

8. Statistics

   • i.e. 57% of women eat pancakes daily.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text look authentic and sophisticated.

9. Rhetorical Questions.

   • i.e. Do you ever feel like the world is closing in on you?
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the readers feel involved in the text and grasps their attention