Sentence Length, Using short sentences to emphasise points/create a snappy tone or using long sentence to create a sense of complexity, time passing or rambling., Climax, When a sentence builds to an exciting end., Anti-climax, When a sentence builds to a disappointing end., Repetition, The repetition of specific words or phrases to emphasise an idea., Inversion, When the order of words is manipulated to emphasise certain words or phrases., Commas, , create a pause or separate items in a list, Exclamation Mark, ! Create a sense of strong emotion such as shock, anger etc, Question Mark/Rhetorical Question, ? Forces the reader to think personally about the issue, or suggests the answer is obvious/undisputed, Colon, : Introduces items in a list or new information, Semi-colon, ; separates interrelated clauses in a sentence, can function in place of a conjunction., Ellipses, ... creates suspense, uncertainty or suggests continuation, Parenthesis, Commas, (Brackets) and - dashes - which add extra information to further elaborate on the writer's idea, Lists, Lists of items, qualities or actions which emphasise amount or variety

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