Literary Techniques

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

A sequence of words together that start with the same letter.

Question 2

Emotive Language

Answer 2

Writing to make the reader feel emotion, causing the text to leave a bigger impact.

Question 3

Group of three

Answer 3

This is sometimes knows as a list of three words or phrases put together.

Question 4

Direct Address

Answer 4

Including words like you, I and we to make the reader feel included.

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

A technique that compares one thing with another, usually using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

Question 6

Rhetorical Question

Answer 6

Including a question that isn’t intended to be answered but to make the reader think.

Question 7

Oxymoron

Answer 7

A phrase that includes words that contradict each other by being right next to each other.

Question 8

Anthropomorphism

Answer 8

Giving an object human characteristics

Question 9

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 9

Where the emotions or themes of the topic are set with links to the weather.

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

Naming something as a different thing to create effect.

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

Exaggeration is used to get a point across or help the reader understand.

Question 12

Imperative Command

Answer 12

Give instructions with a slight force.

Question 13

Statistics and Figures

Answer 13

These are facts which will give confirmation to the reader and get them to understand or believe the point more.

Question 14

Opinion

Answer 14

Giving an opinion could influence the reader to agree with you.

Question 15

Formal Language

Answer 15

This would make the reader more interested in the persuasive point and shows professionalism.

Question 16

Repetition

Answer 16

This will make whatever point your making, stick in the audience/readers mind.

Question 17

Summery

Answer 17

This will clear everything up and shorten the full speech into a few sentences so it was easy to understand.

Question 18

Structure

Answer 18

Introduction, main (3 paragraphs), conclusion.

Question 19

Types of persuasive writing

Answer 19

Letters, speeches, reviews.

Question 20

SPaG

Answer 20

Spelling, punctuation and grammar is important so the reader can understand it easily, and it will leave a good impression.