Definitions
Saying something is something else.
Metaphor
The playground was as empty as a ghost town.
Simile.
The people who are listening/watching the speech.
Audience
The beginning of your essay where the context is described.
Introduction.
The circumstances, atmosphere, or background (who, where, when, why) that surround an event or piece of communication.
Context.
Giving something non-human human characteristics/traits.
Personification
"Hey, you guys, let's cut loose tonight and paint the town red."
Slang.
Purpose.
The part of your essay that should always use this punctuation: "..."
Quotations/Quotes from the speech.
The specific features or "qualities" that make a type of language recognisable.
Characteristics
Telling a personal story to help explain a concept.
Anecdote.
The computer has a modem, hard drive, ram and gigabyte storage.
Jargon
Everything that inspired the speech to be written/said.
Situation.
The first part of each body paragraph.
Statement.
The way two things (like the setting and the words used) affect each other.
Interaction
Using a commanding statement.
Imperative.
So what would result from such a plan? Chaos, that's what.
Rhetorical Question.
Language features that are expected of that text type.
Typical.
The "Y" in "SEXY" paragraphs.
Why it matters/Why it is important.
Something that is not normal or expected in a specific situation.
Atypical
Use of a less objectionable or harsh expression to avoid upsetting or offending people.
Euphemism.
"cultural icons like McDonald's carparks"
Irony.
Language features that are not expected in that text type.
Atypical.
The total number of examples needed in your essay.
Four.
The specific reason why the communication is happening (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to challenge, to inform).
Purpose.