Writing to persuade
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abbreviation |
MP is an abbreviation for Member of Parliament. Each MP represents his or her constituents in parliament.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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exclamation |
An exclamation mark is used to show strong feeling or when telling someone what to do.
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punctuation |
Always edit your work, paying particular attention to the punctuation.
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characteristic |
Generosity is one of my best characteristics.
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syllable |
A syllable is a beat in a word.
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dialogue
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A dialogue is a conversation between two people.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.
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quotation |
The practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
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literature |
Literature involves novels, plays, poetry and other forms of creative writing.
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literacy |
Literacy skills were poor.
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homophone |
The words 'right' and 'write' are homophones.
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synonym |
A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning to another word.
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personification |
Personification describes something non-human as if it is human.
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rhetorical |
A rhetorical device, such as a question, is used for effect rather than to get an answer.
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metaphor |
Symbolism is an art style which uses mythology and metaphor to convey ideas.
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autobiography |
Autobiography is the story of someone's life written by that person.
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dialogue
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There could be no agreement without further dialogue.
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persuasive |
He had a very persuasive argument.
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