Sounds & Style
This technique repeats the same starting sound to make words catchy
What is Alliteration?
A short personal story used to connect emotionally.
Answer: What is an Anecdote?
Words like “heartbreaking” are examples of this technique.
Answer: What is Emotive Language?
Using numbers or evidence to add credibility.
Answer: What are Facts/Statistics?
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
Answer: What is a Rhetorical Question?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
What is Repetition?
“Time is a thief” is an example of this.
Answer: What is a Metaphor?
Persuasion based on values, like fairness or fear.
Answer: What are Appeals?
“1 in 3 people will experience anxiety in their lifetime.”
Answer: What are Facts/Statistics?
A playful technique that uses comedy to engage an audience.
Answer: What is Humour?
This exaggeration technique makes a point by going over the top.
What is Hyperbole?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
Answer: What is a Simile?
“It’s heartbreaking to see children go hungry.”
Answer: What is Emotive Language?
When someone criticises an opponent’s idea instead of supporting their own.
Answer: What is an Attack?
“If procrastination were a sport, I’d win gold...tomorrow!”
Answer: What is Humour?
“Education is power. Education is freedom. Education is the future.”
What is the Rule of 3?
This type of story is used in speeches to make a point memorable.
Answer: What is an Anecdote?
Words like we, us, our bring people together.
Answer: What is Inclusive Language?
“We must act now to protect our children’s future.” This uses values to persuade.
Answer: What are Appeals?
“Perfectly planned progress” uses this sound-based technique.
Answer: What is Alliteration?
Comparing one thing to another using like or as.
What is a Simile?
A strong image that isn’t literally true but makes the audience visualise.
Answer: What is a Metaphor?
Asking “Who wouldn’t want to be happy?” is an example of this.
Answer: What is a Rhetorical Question?
“We must act now to protect our children’s future.” This uses values to persuade.
Answer: What is an Attack?
Repeating a phrase to emphasize an idea and make it memorable.
Answer: What is Repetition?