Figurative Language & Sound Devices
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of what technique?
What is personification?
This strategy organises details based on their location in space.
What is spatial order?
Tells a story about a person's life, written by that same person
What is an autobiography?
This is the 'R' in the CRAAP test, asking how recent the information is.
What is timeliness?
This type of source was created at the time of an event, like a diary entry or speech.
What is a primary source?
"She sold sea shells by the sea shore" uses this sound device
What is alliteration?
This "chronological" strategy orders events by this.
What is time?
A piece of writing that expresses an author's opinion or argument on a subject.
What is argumentative/persuasive writing?
This is the "A" in CRAAP, referring to where the information comes from.
What is authority?
The overall attitude of a writer toward a subject.
What is tone?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
This strategy explains a problem and then proposes one or more solutions
What is Problem and Solution?
A genre that uses rhythmic and metaphorical language to express an idea or emotion.
What is poetry?
To evaluate this you must check if the author has expertise to write on this topic.
What is credibility?
The specific intended group for whom a piece of communication is created.
What is the target audience/intended audience?
"Time is a thief."
What is a metaphor?
This pattern divides a topic into categories for clarity.
What is classification?
What is informative/expository writing?
This type of source interprets, analyses or summarizes a primary source.
What is a secondary source?
The reason for communicating: what the writer/speaker hopes to achieve.
What is purpose?
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art, like "He had a Midas touch."
What is an allusion?
This strategy explains how one event or action leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
This genre features a developed plot and characters, but is shorter than a novel.
What is a short story?
This term describes a source that is biased or misleading in order to promote a particular cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
The three main components of the Communication Model.
What are Sender, Message and Receiver?