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Language Techniques Flashcards

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What are Language Techniques?

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Language techniques are tools that are used by the writer to achieve his/her purpose. Therefore, language techniques are genre-specific.

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Persuasive Writing

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  • Rhetorical questions
  • Repetition
  • Statistics
  • Expert Authority
  • Irony
  • Hyperbole
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Narrative Writing

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  • Characterisation
  • Plot Development
  • Theme
  • Imagery
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Expository Writing

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  • Definitions
  • Examples
  • Statistics
  • Expert Authority
  • Detailed description of a process
  • Chronological Sequencing
  • Comparison
  • Contrast
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Poems/Songs

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  • Imagery
  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Personification
  • Alliteration
  • Rhyme Scheme
  • Rhythm
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Descriptive Writing

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  • Imagery
  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Personification
  • Alliteration
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