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Term 1 Topic English: Raise Your Voice

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Anaphora

→ Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses

→ Eg, I have a dream

Asyndeton

→ Omit the conjunction to speed up a sentence

→ Eg I came, I saw, I conquered

Metaphor

→ Comparing two things ( that are often not alike) by stating that one is the other

→ Eg Lonely island of poverty, My son is a bad

Parallelism

→ Using components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar

→ Eg ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you

Polysyndeton

→ Repetition of conjunctions (often ‘and’ or ‘or’ ) use in close succession, often without the use of commas to slow down the pace of sentence.

→ Eg, ‘ … a new world of law- where the strong are just, and the weak secure

Sententia

→ The use of a famous proverb, maximum, quotation or saying to support one’s argument

→ Eg ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand’

Tricolon

→ A series of three words, phrases or sentences that are parallel in structure, length and/or rhythm

→ Eg When the night grows dark when injustice weighs heavy on our hearts when our best-laid plans seem beyond our reach.

Allusion

→ An indirect reference to an event or figure

→ “15 mins of fame” the allusion to Andy Warhol’s famous remark

Anecdotal evidence

→ Base on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation

→ Eg a friend of mine had this happen to them…

Call to action

→ An instruction to the audience to provoke an immediate response, usually using an imperative verb “ rise up” and “stand up”

Ethos

→ An appeal to the credibility of the presenter

→ Eg “ In my 20 years of experience I have always …”

Pathos

→ Appeal to the audience’s emotions

→ Eg we can be stronger, nobler, reach higher

Logos

→ The use of to persuade the listener

→ Eg over 25% of the world’s population has freckles.

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