English

• what is colloquial language


  A word, phrase or other Form used in informal language.
• Direct address


  Directly addressing the reader/audience through using the word “you” or another proper noun.
• Imperative verb


  Bossy verbs. Verbs used for commands.
• Hyperbole


  Over exaggeration for effect
• Anecdote


  A short personal story
• Personal pronouns


  I, you, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, me, us, them
• Irony


  The expression of one’s meaning by using language that signifies the opposite
• Simple sentence


  A simple sentence has a capital letter, a subject, a verb, and a full stop.
• Compound sentence


  2 simple sentences joined together by a conjunction
• complex sentence


  A longer sentence were 1/2 is dependent on the other containing a subordinate conjunction.
• Conventions of a letter


  Your address, their address, date in full, dear sir/madam, Re:, Body of letter, signing off
• Conventions of a speech


  Address your audience, have a purpose, make the ending unforgettable.
• Conventions of an article


  Headline- make it witty

  Subheading- brief outline

  Conclusion-what happens next?
• Alliteration 


  A group of words beginning with the same letter or sound
• Fact


  A true statement
• Statistics


  Numerical evidence/data
• Triple/trio 


  A list of three things
• Emotive language


  Words that convey emotion
• Repetition 


  Repeating a phrase/ word
• Create an enemy


  Calling something or someone out
• Rhetorical question


  A question without needing an answer
• Opinion


  Something personal to you/your viewpoint
• Contrast 


  When you compare and oppose to ideas