Language Techniques Flashcards

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what is Alliteration?

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It is when two or more words begin with the same sound

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what is Repetition?

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When the same word is repeated again

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what is a Rhetorical question?

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A question being asked for an effect,

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What is a Fact?

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Something that is true and can be proven

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what is a statistics?

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Using numbers to present as a fact

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The rule of Three

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using a list of three things

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Direct address

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when the writer communications directly to the reader.

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Emotive language

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to make the reader feel a certain emotion

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