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Alliteration

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2 or more words begin with same sound

Clutter clothes closet

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Rhetorical question

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Question for effect,does not require for answer.

Who cares?

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Repetation

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Same word or phrase is repeated several times.

The sun was burning,it was hot,hot,hot.

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Fact & statistics

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Something that is true and can be proven by using numbers to present as a fact.

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The rule of three

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List of 3 things used for emphasis and can be persuade.

Reuse.Reduce.Recycle

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Direct address

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The writer communicates witt us directly by using names or pronounces.

WE can make a change today.

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Hyperbole

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Extravagant exaggeration used to emphasis tha point

I am so hungry i could eat a horse.

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Counter argument

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directly opposes another person’s idea or opinion.

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Emotive language

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The use of vocabulary that is intended to make the reader feel a particular emotion.

The dog was left by its owner

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Imperative verbs

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It is an instruction or command.

BE quiet.
SIT down!

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Anecdote

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A short story about a real person or incident.Can be used to support the writer’s point or argument

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