1)  Painting a word picture of a scene or action, including sound devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme) and imagery (similes, metaphors, sensory imagery, analogies, contrasts). a) Poetic Techniques b) Self-Interest c) Comparison d) Rebuttal 2) Also known as ‘a play on words’ or a ‘double entendre’. Intentionally using words which have a double meaning – often leading to humour and often used in news headlines.  a) Repetition b) Modality c) Pun d) Exaggeration 3) Also known as hyperbole. Overstating and exaggerating facts or information.  a) History and Tradition b) Testimonial c) Exaggeration d) Pun 4) Asking a question for effect, with no answer expected.  a) Comparison b) Cause and Effect c) Adversarial rheoric d) Rhetorical Questions 5) Intentional repeating – and variation - of words, phrases, arguments or evidence. This includes tricolon, parallel construction, anaphora and epistrophe.  a) Repetition b) Rhetorical Questions c) Modality d) Evidence and Examples 6) Words (usually verbs and adverbs) that indicate varying degrees of possibility, probability and obligation.  a) Adversarial rheoric b) Speculative c) Modality d) Comparison 7) Also known as imperatives; exhort the reader to take action. Tone may be gently encouraging or strident. a) Evidence and Examples b) Command Verb c) Authority d) Humour

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