Flashcards

Flashcard Test 1

Keith Thomson English 9 cards

Cards in this deck (9)

1Direct addressThis is when you address the reader or listeners directly by using ‘you’ or ‘your’.
2AlliterationWhen words beginning with the same letter are placed next to each other in a text or very close to each other.
3FactsThese are truthful pieces of information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article.
4OpinionsThis is a personal view or judgement about something.
5RepetitionThis is where a single word or phrase is repeated at least twice. It works in a similar way to a list of three.
6Rhetorical questionThis is a question asked in a way that presents a point of view, so is not truly asking for a response.
7Emotive language and exaggerationThese are words that are deliberately designed to try to make the reader have strong feelings. These can be positive or negative. Sometimes, these words are exaggerated (also known as hyperbole).
8StatisticsThese are numbers used as evidence.
9Triples/rule of threeThis is usually three phrases or describing words used together to emphasise a point.