WorksheetsPersuasive Language Techniques
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
'The six snakes slithered stealthily' is an example of...
Repetition
Appeal to logic
Alliteration
Appeal to emotion
'Dr Lisa Peel suggested that goats are...' is an example of...
Appeal to Environmentalism
Appeal to Fear
Hyperbole
Expert Opinion
'24% of middle aged men agree that...' is an example of...
Facts
Statistics
Rhetorical Question
Hyperbole
'We must continue, we must break through, we must proceed...' is an example of...
Stating the Obvious
Statistics
Patriotism
Repetition
'It is truly heartbreaking to see...' is an example of...
Emotional Appeals
Appeals to Patriotism
Exaggeration
Facts
'Who wants more criminals?' is an example of...
Repetition
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Inclusive Language
According to the CSIRO climate change is here to stay' is an example of...
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Inclusive Language
Expert Opinion
'It's costing the taxpayer over $3 million' is an example of...
Inclusive language
Appeals to Family Values
Appeals to Hip-Pocket-Nerve
Appeals to Patriotism
'We're going to find it difficult to go back to...'
Appeals to Patriotism
Appeals to Fear
Inclusive Language
Environmentalism
Language which includes the reader.
Assertion
Inclusive Language
Emotional Language
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words.
Assertion
Inclusive Language
Emotional Language
Alliteration
Language which manipulates the feeling of the audience.
Assertion
Inclusive Language
Emotional Language
Alliteration
A short personal story
Jargon
Anecdote
Credibility
Hyperbole
To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate.
Jargon
Anecdote
Credibility
Hyperbole
Describing something like something else
Personification
Reason
Repetition
Similie
Play on words, usually in humour
Assonance
Cliche
Pun
Colloquial Language
What technique is being used in the quotation below:
"It was the worst day I've ever had in my life and I will never go back to that shop for as long as I live!"
direct address
alliteration
hyperbole
rhetorical question
What technique is being used in the quotation below:
"Being homeless is especially difficult in the winter. George, who was made homeless after losing his job, described how challenging he found being on the streets over Christmas...."
imperative
rhetorical question
alliteration
anecdote
