English language techniques

English language techniques

1. opinion

   • Gives the readers an insight of what the writer thinks of the situation.

2. Emotive Language

   • makes the text more memorable and effective in luring the reader on.

3. Repetition

   • makes the text more memorable and emphasises the purpose of the text.

4. Facts

   • makes the text look authentic and impressive.

5. Direct address

   • : makes the reader feel involved in the text and catches their attention.

6. Alliteration

   • makes the text memorable and psychologically intrigues them.

7. Statistics

   • makes the text look authentic and sophisticated.

8. Rule of three

   • gives the text a more interesting description and a better imagery is created.

9. Rhetorical question

   • makes the reader feel involved in the text and grasps their attention.

10. Pun

    • it creates a light hearted, informal and often humorous tone/mood/atmosphere.

11. Hyperbole

    • Often to create a humorous atmosphere.