English Language Techniques DAFORREST

English Language Techniques DAFORREST

1. Direct Address

   • Eg. 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

   • Eg. Awesome adventures always or She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text memorable and psychologically intrigues them.

3. Facts

   • Eg. The Earth is round.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text look authentic and impressive.

4. Opinion

   • Eg. 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

   • Eg. The lady next door was beautiful, gorgeous and dazzling, or It was cold, wet and windy.
     • Effect on the reader: Gives the text a more interesting description and a better imagery is created.

6. Repetition

   • Eg. 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

   • Eg. Abandoned children found in filthy, flea infested flat.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text more memorable and effective in luring the reader on.

8. Statistics

   • Eg. 57% of women eat pancakes daily, or 8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskers cat food.
     • Effect on the reader: Makes the text look authentic and sophisticated.

9. Rhetorical Questions.

   • Eg. 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