Persuasive writing techniques

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Alliteration
Figure of emphasis that occurs through the repetition of initial consonent letters.
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Anaphora
Repetition or word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence/near the beginning.
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Anadiplosis
Figure of repetition where the last word or phrase of one sentence is repeated in the consecutive sentence.
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Analogy
A kind of extended metaphor long simile in which an explicit comparison is made between two things.
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Antimetabole
Figures of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated.
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Antithesis
Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed.
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Asyndenton
Where successive sentences use the same conjunctions.
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Distinctio
Elaborating the meaning.
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Enumeratio
Listing detail.
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Epistrophe
Where the last word or phrase of a sentence is used as the last word or phrase of the next sentence.
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Repetition or word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence/near the beginning.

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Anaphora

Card 3

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Figure of repetition where the last word or phrase of one sentence is repeated in the consecutive sentence.

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Card 4

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A kind of extended metaphor long simile in which an explicit comparison is made between two things.

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Card 5

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Figures of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated.

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Persuasive writing often uses strong language, so say things assertively and avoid hedging. Persuasive writing also uses emotional language purplecv to encourage the reader to make an emotional connection to the topic.

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