English Language Techniques

Direct Address
1. i.e. YOU are the reason people smile everyday.
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the reader feel involved in the text and catches their attention.
Alliteration
1. i.e. Strong sensational sun
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the text memorable and psychologically intrigues them.
Facts
1. i.e. 6/10 woman recommend eating strawberries daily
  1. Effect on the reader :Makes the text look authentic and impressive.
Opinion
1. i.e. Dogs are the best pets
  1. Effect on the reader: Gives the readers an insight of what the writer thinks of the situation
Rule of 3
1. i.e. The lady next door was beautiful, gorgeous and dazzling. All in one.
  1. Effect on the reader: Gives the text a more interesting description and a better imagery is created.
Repetition
1. i.e We care about the plants. We care about the trees. We care about the environment.
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the text memorable and emphasises the purpose of the text.
Emotive Language
1. i.e His delicate touch sent tingles shooting through my body, causing an eruption of butterflies in the pit of my stomach.
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the text more memorable and effective in luring the reader on.
Statistics
1. i.e. 45% of men swim weekly
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the text look authentic and sophisticated.
Rhetorical Questions.
1. i.e. Why would you even do something like that?
  1. Effect on the reader: Makes the readers feel involved in the text and grasps their attention

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	Created by Zakiya Tabassum almost 9 years ago

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