1) What does assonance repeating? a) vowel words, rhyming b) antonyms, synonyms  c) phrases, sentences d) objects, tone 2) Choose the sentence with alliteration a) The small town with its repetition of nice homes made it a good place to live. b) Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet. c) Who said the shoe was blue? Was it me, you, or Loulou? d) Buzz. Murmur. Splash. Whoosh. Zap. 3) Define repetition a) A sentence which begins with the main idea (independent clause) and continues with added information. b) Repetition of the initial consonant sound in a word or phrase. c) The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer. d) repeating a single word or phrase a number of times over for emphasis; often memorable 4) What is onomatopoeia? a) using sounds b) using punctuation c) using similar sounding words d) using emphasis 5) What does cumulation mean? a) is the use of the opinion or views of a person of good repute within social circles and society or someone who has power and authority. b) A short recount or story. c) To make a writer’s position seem more credible, a writer may quote or paraphrase the opinions of experts that correspond with his or her own. d) A sentence which begins with the main idea (independent clause) and continues with added information. 6) Choose a sentence that uses an expert opinion a) The estimates chosen were validated by the expert opinion of a health professional specialist in wound care. b) It’s easy to say that smoking doesn’t hurt others, but it does. I lost my older brother last year to lung cancer. c) Buzz. Murmur. Splash. Whoosh. Zap. d) Who said the shoe was blue? Was it me, you, or Loulou? 7) Define what an authoritative comment is a) a sure or definite answer b) the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. c) words bunched together d) using statistics 8) How can you use personal anecdotes/testimonies  a) to help persuade their audience. b) tell a story about the changes being considered: to tell what they mean to you c) provides the writer’s insight and experience d) to the argument or issue and attempts to make readers begin to sympathise or empathise with the writer’s argument. 9) Define what case study is a) are usually specific studies in a field or discipline (medicine, law, etc.) which can be used to give specific evidence based on prior events and findings b) Allows the reader to see information and understand it more easily. They can be used as a means of presenting what the author believes. c) Facts and figures presented in a visual form; gives a quickly understood picture of the ‘facts’ that support a viewpoint in an article. d) Most readers wish to be thought of as good, moral, ethical people, so will usually side with writers who use this technique.

Persuasive Techniques

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?