Writing Devices

Question	Answer
Rhetorical questions	A question where the answer is obvious
Ellipsis	Builds suspense/shows there is more to say
Second person direct appeal	Use of ‘you’ to make the reader feel involved
Exaggeration	Suggesting something is better than it is.
First person plural	‘We’ suggests a sense of unity/the reader has something in common with the writer.
Sarcasm	To ridicule or mock someone/something by saying the opposite of what you mean
Imperatives	To order or command
Alliteration	Words beginning with the same letter
Pun	A play on words, often used in titles
Emotive language	Words that appeal to our feelings
Informal tone	Deliberately relaxed language to make the reader feel at ease.

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	Created by blarkin8295 over 12 years ago