Functional Skills English IHADAFOREST Flash Cards

Question	Answer
Imperative	Expressing a command or view in a forceful or confident way - 'Adopt a guide dog today'
Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally - "I've told you a million times!"
Anecdote	A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person - 'I'll never forget partying in the streets the day Leicester won the league'
Direct Address	The writer addresses the reader directly using terms such as 'you' - 'You won't believe your eyes!'
Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words - 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'
Fact	A thing that is known or proved to be true - 'The three primary colours are red, blue and yellow'
Opinion	1. a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge - 'Strawberry is the best flavour'
Rhetorical Question	A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to persuade, rather than to get an answer - 'How could I be so stupid?"
Emotive Language	Words used to cause different emotional reactions in the audience - 'These poor, defenceless children need our help'
Statistics	Collecting and analysing numerical data - '99% of dentists recommend using it'
Three (Rule of)	Things that come in threes are more persuasive and easier to remember - 'Snap, Crackle and Pop!'

Resource summary

	Created by Rikki Ball about 4 years ago