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Flashcards by Rikki Ball, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rikki Ball
almost 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Imperative | Expressing a command or view in a forceful or confident way - 'Adopt a guide dog today' |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally - "I've told you a million times!" |
| Anecdote | A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person - 'I'll never forget partying in the streets the day Leicester won the league' |
| Direct Address | The writer addresses the reader directly using terms such as 'you' - 'You won't believe your eyes!' |
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words - 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' |
| Fact | A thing that is known or proved to be true - 'The three primary colours are red, blue and yellow' |
| Opinion | 1. a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge - 'Strawberry is the best flavour' |
| Rhetorical Question | A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to persuade, rather than to get an answer - 'How could I be so stupid?" |
| Emotive Language | Words used to cause different emotional reactions in the audience - 'These poor, defenceless children need our help' |
| Statistics | Collecting and analysing numerical data - '99% of dentists recommend using it' |
| Three (Rule of) | Things that come in threes are more persuasive and easier to remember - 'Snap, Crackle and Pop!' |
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