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WORDS BEGINNING WITH THE SAME SOUND

ALLITERATION

QUESTION ASKED FOR EFFECT

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

S

STATISTICS

A

ALLITERATION / ANECDOTE

T

TRIPLETS (RULE OF 3) / TONE

SOMETHING WE KNOW OR HAVE PROVEN TO BE TRUE

FACT

'Pupils at this school are kind, honest and hardworking'

TRIPLETS / RULE OF 3

THE ATTITUDE OF A PIECE OF WRITING

TONE

'I'm STARVING, I've been waiting for AGES for dinner'

EXAGERRATION

Sarcastic, enthusiastic, outraged...

TONE

'You can make a difference.'

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills'

REPETITION

'Research has shown that laughing for 2 minutes a day is just as good for you as jogging for 20 minutes'

FACTS

O

OPINION

WE YOU US THEY =

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

'85% of people agree...'

STATISTICS

F

FACTS

REPEATING INFORMATION

REPETITION

R

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS / REPETITION

A SHORT PERSONAL STORY/MEMORY

ANECDOTE

'Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?'

RHETORICAL QUESTION

'A really rich and rewarding opportunity'

ALLITERATION

'I'll always remember my days in primary school. They were so much fun'

ANECDOTE

STATEMENTS / CLAIMS NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

EXAGGERATION / HYPERBOLE

P

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

PERCENTAGES / NUMBERS / FRACTIONS

STATISTICS

E

EMOTIVE LANGUAGE / EXAGGERATION / HYPERBOLE

' An INNOCENT bystander was MURDERED in COLD BLOOD outside the stadium last night'

EMOTIVE LANGUAGE

ENGAGES AUDIENCE'S OR READER'S EMOTIONS

EMOTIVE LANGUAGE

ADVICE OR PERSONAL VIEW

OPINION

LISTING IN GROUPS OF 3

TRIPLETS / RULE OF 3

'I strongly believe that children should...'

OPINION