Persuasive Language

What are they? “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”/

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people”

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Rule of three

"Dear parents, students, board of directors, and teaching staff. You are more than welcome to our school. We had a wonderful academic year". This sentence is an example of:

• direct address

• rule of three

• specialist language

• direct address and rule of three

"surgery, stitches, stethoscope, check-up, penicillin, anaesthesia" are examples of:

• specialist language because the words are used by patients every day

• specialist language because the words are used in isolation every day

• specialist language because the words are used by doctors every day

• specialist language because doctors do not want patients to understand their ideas

The sentence " You must do your homework; otherwise, you might have problems" contains:

• similes

• specialist language

• Rule of three

• Modal verbs

What do we use a hyperbole for?

• We use it to compare things

• We use to exaggerate ideas

• We use to add information

• We use to show how two ideas are connected

"The slithering snake swims in the sea" is an example of:

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Rule of three

• Metaphor

What is the rule of three?

• The rule of three is a writing technique used to emphasise the comparison of things

• The rule of three is a writing technique used to show how three things are related

• The rule of three is a writing technique used to say how bad/good something is

• The rule of three is a writing technique used to emphasize the positive/negative aspects of something by use three synonyms in a sequence

What do we use similes for?

• We use similes to exaggerate an idea

• We use similes to express a difficult idea

• We use similes to compare things. They always use “like” or “as” and are used to make descriptions more vivid.

• We use similes to repeat the same ideas

•I like the way it feels. It is like touching silk; I like the way it looks. It is like the most beautiful person ever; I like the way apple built it. It is the most modern laptop in the world. Which persuasive technique has been employed in this example?

• Hyperbole

• Rule of three

• Repetion

• Long sentences

When you ask a rhetorical question, do you expect an answer from the listener?

• Yes

• No