Persuasive Techniques
Speculative Fiction
Language Techniques
100

He's already the pride of his family, the pride of his school and the pride of his people: repetition; emotive language; or use of evidence?

Repetition

100

Name a speculative fiction sub-genre.

Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, superhero

100

Mum makes mango mousse on Mondays - what language technique?

Alliteration

200

No place like home:alliteration; pun; or cliche?

Cliche

200

What question drives speculative fiction?

What if?

200

Which of the following sequences shows increasing modality?: will, won't, shall; must, should, may; can, need, must

Can, need, must

300

The internet is the wild west - unregulated, unpoliced and unsafe: inclusive language; metaphor; reason and logic

Metaphor

300

Which of the sub-genre is time travel an element of?

Sci-fi

300

Harry is as hungry as a horse - what language techniques?

Alliteration; simile

400

Don't deny it - we're a nation of sad people: simile, hyperbole or pun?

Hyperbole

400

In horror, which colours would you associate with splatter?

Red (blood)

400

The cat in the hat - what language technique? (Where you have a repeated vowel sound in words.)

Assonance

500

Nutritionist, Jo Smith, cites a balanced diet and walking as the best approach to healthy living: expert opinion, statistics, appeal to emotion?

Expert opinion

500

What would be the key characteristics of a dystopian world: equality, freedom or oppression?

Oppression

500

The rifles cracked and the big guns boomed - what language technique?

Onomatopoeia

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