english Flashcards
Alliteration
2 or more words begin with same sound
Clutter clothes closet
Rhetorical question
Question for effect,does not require for answer.
Who cares?
Repetation
Same word or phrase is repeated several times.
The sun was burning,it was hot,hot,hot.
Fact & statistics
Something that is true and can be proven by using numbers to present as a fact.
The rule of three
List of 3 things used for emphasis and can be persuade.
Reuse.Reduce.Recycle
Direct address
The writer communicates witt us directly by using names or pronounces.
WE can make a change today.
Hyperbole
Extravagant exaggeration used to emphasis tha point
I am so hungry i could eat a horse.
Counter argument
directly opposes another person’s idea or opinion.
Emotive language
The use of vocabulary that is intended to make the reader feel a particular emotion.
The dog was left by its owner
Imperative verbs
It is an instruction or command.
BE quiet.
SIT down!
Anecdote
A short story about a real person or incident.Can be used to support the writer’s point or argument