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| Question | Answer |
| direct address |
to talk straight to the reader
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| imperative verb |
a form of the verb when used to give instructions
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| hyperbole | exaggeration e.g. 'OMG - It's hot here in Ibiza! I'm dying of thirst!' |
| simple sentence |
a sentence with one main clause e.g. The man walked down the road.
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| rhetorical question | a question that doesn't need an answer |
| irony | Saying one thing when you mean another e.g. 'What a nice friend she turned out to be!' |
| colloquial language |
informal, everyday language
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| cinematic effect | an effect that makes readers feel they are watching a film |
| compound sentence | two sentences linked by a conjunction e.g. 'John went by car but I walked.' |
| complex sentence | two or more clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction e.g. 'The game was called off because the pitch was frozen.' |
| pun |
humorous play on words
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| alliteration | sequence of words beginning with the same letter |
| list of three | series of three words that catches your attention |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like the noise they describe e.g. bang, crash, whizz |
| emotive language | language that appeals to the emotions |
| idioms | everyday sayings that are not meant to be taken literally |
| simile | A phrase that compares one thing with another e.g. 'His face was as pale as the moon.' |
| metaphor | Describing something by saying it is something else. 'Life is a roller coaster.' |
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