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Alliteration

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The repetition of a sound or the 1st letters

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Ambiguity

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Ambivalence/inexactness

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Anecdote

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Short amusing/interesting story about a real person or incident. Can help in persuasive writing as u provide a more personal story

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Antithesis

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A statement in the form of two opposed elements

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Apostrophe

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Direct adress

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Assonance

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Resemblance in sounds by vowls

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Atmosphere

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Overall mood created by the writer

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Clusters of three

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Consonants repeated 3 times examples; CLick, CLam, CLean

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Contractions

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Don’t instead of do not

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Contrast

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Black and white

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Diction

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Choice of words

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Ellipse

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…

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Emotive language

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Emotive words, happy, freedom, adored

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Euphemism

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Less harsh words to avoid causing offense or hurt

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Form

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Layout

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Grammar

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Rules of the language regarding sounds, words, sentences…

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Humor

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Jokes

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration

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Imagery

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Creating a clear sense impression through the use of figurative language

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Irony

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A statement that says the opposite of what it means

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Juxtaposition

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Placing contrasting elements next to each other, eg. Bitter sweet

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Mood

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Emotional atmosphere or feeling of the text/ emotional state of the writer

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Negatives

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Worst outcome

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it resembles example; Bang, snap, flutter

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Oxymoron

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Side by side placement of two contrasting ideas eg. Deafening Silence

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Paragraph composition

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Structure of a paragraph, into- body- conclusion

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Parenthesis

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Used to add additional information. Typically dashes, commas, brackets

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Personal pronouns

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I, we, me, us, you, they, them, she, her, it

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Personification

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The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human

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Persuasion

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Persuading someone to believe or do something

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Point of view

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Opinion

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Propaganda

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Purpose is to persuade and is used especially by governments and politicians

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Pun

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Play upon words, using words that are alike but have different meanings

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Punctuation

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Use of symbols to divide sentences

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Register

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Appropriateness in conversation / how effectively the writer connects with the audience

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Repetition

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Example: a word, idea, structure of the text

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Rhetorical questions

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Used to emphasize an argument or opinion, Will make a reader question the text. Can be used in persuasion

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Sarcasm

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Use of irony to mock or convey

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Satire

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Can be humorous / has serious purpose and mocks what is wrong in society

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Sensationalism

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Often used by the media

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Sentence construction

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Simple/complex /compound

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Simile

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Comparison

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Strong verbs

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Blab, gobble, lurk…

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Style

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Subjective/objective/factual/ emotive/ conversational/ technical etc.

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Symbolism

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The use of a physical object to represent something abstract

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Tense

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Present/Past /Future

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Tone

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Attitude of writer toward a subject or an audience, conveyed through choice of words or view point of a writer on a particular subject eg. Serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, cheerful

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Word order

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The arrangement of words in a sentence

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Vocabulary

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Words

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Pathetic fallacy

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Pathetic fallacy is the projection of human emotions onto non-human objects found in nature.

pathetic fallacy refers exclusively to the attribution of human feelings to something non-human (usually aspects of nature)

Eg. The raindrops wept around her. The sun smiled down upon him

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Sibilance

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Repetition of the letter S, F, V, Sh, Ch

Creates effect of a calming/sensual/danger atmosphere.

It is memorable sound, creates imagery, can create tension if used properly.

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Facts and stats

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Provides legitimacy, trusted

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Zoomorphisim

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When you give a person animal features

Eg. Mike barked at me

Effect: evokes emotion, engages the audience, creates vivid imagery, enriches overall meaning

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Plosives

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Repetition of a harsh sound like D, per, p, k

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Anaphora

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Definition: Anaphora involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Example: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up… I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia…”

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Epiphora

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Definition: Epiphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Example: “We love life, we love freedom, we love our planet.”

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Parallelism

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Definition: Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures or patterns in adjacent phrases or clauses.

Example: “Like father, like son.”

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Allusion

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Definition: Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

Example: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”

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Zeugma

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Definition: Zeugma involves a word applying to more than one part of a sentence, often in a clever or humorous way

Example: “He stole my heart and my wallet.”

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Chiasmus

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Definition: repetition of words in reverse order

Example: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

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Litotes

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Definition: Litotes is a figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposite. Can show an understatement

Example: “It’s not the best weather today” to imply the weather is not good

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Paradox

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Definition: A paradox is a statement that appears contradictory but may hold a deeper truth.

Example: “Less is more.”

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Amplification

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Makes a sentence more detailed

Example:
Original- the party was enjoyable
Amplified- the party was full of dtinks, lively music, laughter and the warmth of friends

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Periphrasis:

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Explanation: Periphrasis involves using more words than necessary to convey a meaning, often with an understated tone.

Example: Referring to someone as “not the most reliable” instead of saying they are unreliable.

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