Language techniques

• modality verbs high or low e.g: "could"- futuristic
• Pathos: a quality that evokes pity or sadness
• Logos: logical argumentation; reasoning based on facts or data rather than emotion
• Metaphor: an implied comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'. E.g.: "life is a journey".
• Ethos: the credibility, trustworthiness, or ethics of an individual or institution.
• Hyperbole: exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
• Personification: attributing human qualities to nonhuman entities.
• Oxymoron: a combination of contradictory terms (e.g., "jumbo shrimp")
• Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds within words close together
• Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds they describe (e.g., buzz)
• Paradox: a statement that seems self-contradictory but may contain truth
• Pathos: emotional appeal used to persuade readers/listeners
• Sibilance: use of sibilant sounds such as /s/ and /z/
• Rhetorical question: a question asked not for information but to make a point
• Anaphora: repeating the same word at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, phrases, etc.
• Euphemism: substitution of an agreeable expression for one considered unpleasant or offensive
• Antithesis: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
• Simile: comparison using 'like' or 'as'. E.g. She was like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day