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- 1AlliterationThe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- 2RepititionThe action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
- 3Rhetorical QuestionA rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.
- 4Tone of VoiceA particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc.
- 5MetaphorA metaphor is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two.
- 6Similiea figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”
- 7Emotive LanguageEmotive language is the deliberate choice of words to elicit emotion (usually to influence).
- 8HyperboleExaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 9Expert Opinion/Use of QuotesExpert opinions are a different matter and are often called on when legal matters deal with specialist areas.
- 10AnecdotesA short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
- 11Inclusive LanguageLanguage that avoids the use of certain expressions or words that might be considered to exclude particular groups of people, esp gender-specific words, such as "man", "mankind", and masculine pronouns, the use of which might be considered to exclude women
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