WorksheetsRhetorical devices!
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Alliteration is...
When a word is repeated
Two or more words in a row that start with the same letter
A question that doesn't need an answer
A story you might use to back up a point you are making
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that doesn't need an answer or that you then answer yourself
A question that is impossible to answer
A question where someone whispers the answer
A question where there is more than one answer
Emotive language is..?
words that make you want to cry.
words that repeat themselves.
positive, happy language
words that make the reader feel an emotion
What is a list of three?
a type of triangle
When you list lots of ideas
Three adjectives or reasons used to back up an idea
When you use three questions in your writing
What do you call it when you put a ! at the end of a sentence?
An exclamatory phrase
An exclamation sentence
A proper sentence
Fun writing
Why is repetition an important method to use when writing to persuade?
Because your reader might not listen the first time
Because you might have run out of ideas
It's not. Avoid it.
Because it emphasises a key idea or message
What is an anecdote?
A type of alliteration
A type of question
A story that gives an example to back up a point
A fact that can be used to show a different opinion
Which of these is an opinion
Pens come in many colours
Donkeys are incredibly cute
Water is good for your brain
Sunshine makes us feel more positive
Which of these is not a statistic
9 out of 10 people prefer orange cheese
70% found the conditioner made their hair stronger
One in five of you will find this stressful
It take one person to change a lightbulb
What do you call it when the same word is used at the starts of sentences / clauses?
Alliteration
Repetition
Anaphora
Being boring
Which of these uses a direct address to the reader?
It's not fair.
I agree it's fine to do that.
Do you think we should go?
The reader doesn't know what to think.
What is hyperbole?
The same as exaggeration - making something seem better or worse than it is.
Repeating yourself over and over again.
When you feel really energetic.
A type of rock.
Why is a short sentence persuasive?
Because it's less to read.
Because it shocks the reader.
It's just more interesting.
It makes the reader pause and think at the end of the sentence.
