EMOTIVE: Causes an emotion from the reader. Eg: 'A shocking, unprovoked attack.', RULE OF 3: A trio of words, used for more drama or humour. Eg: 'Ready, steady, go!', ALLITERATION: 2 or more words starting with the same sound. Eg: 'Blessed with a brilliant brain'. , RHETORICAL QUESTION: used to create drama, not to get an answer. Eg: 'Really?', DIRECT ADDRESS: The writer speaks directly to the reader, with a name, or 'you'. Eg: 'You can do this'.', HYPERBOLE: Exaggeration, used for emphasis. Eg: 'This is boring me to death'. , COLLOQUIAL or INFORMAL LANGUAGE: Casual, but not slang. Eg: 'You're not kids'. , FIRST PERSON: I or the plural, we. Eg: 'We need to learn a lot of language features'. , JARGON or SPECIALIST VOCABULARY: Used by people in a particular job/area. Eg: 'The flywheel is bolted to the engine's crank'. , COMMAND: An order or instruction. Eg: 'Sign out and switch off.' , SIMILE: Compares 1 thing with a different thing, for emphasis. Includes 'as' or 'like'. Eg: 'As easy as ABC', METAPHOR: States 1 thing is another thing. Eg: 'He's a wet blanket' or 'The test was a killer'. , REPETITION: Uses the same word or phrase over and over again. Eg: 'Hand in hand.' .

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