Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory
B. Interrogative
To entertain the reader
To inform the reader
To persuade the reader
To summarize a topic
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Irony
Hyperbole
Generalization
Qualification
Simile
I went to the store.
Because it was raining, I stayed home.
She ran quickly.
They laughed and played.
A biography of Abraham Lincoln
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln
An encyclopedia article about Abraham Lincoln
A newspaper article about Abraham Lincoln
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Life is like a box of chocolates.
This medicine works like magic.
Apples and oranges are both fruits, so they are the same.
She is as sweet as sugar.
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Symbolism
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Objectivity and credibility
Trustworthiness and honesty
A lack of bias or personal perspective
A distorted or biased perspective
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Semicolon
Colon
Dash
Comma
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Irony
Life is like a box of chocolates.
This medicine works like magic.
Apples and oranges are both fruits, so they are the same.
She is as sweet as sugar.
I think dogs make great pets.
Dogs are loyal, friendly, and low-maintenance pets.
My neighbor has a dog.
Some people like cats more than dogs.
Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker, Tone
Simile, Onomatopoeia, Allusion, Paradox, Symbolism, Tone
Setting, Objectives, Audience, Point of view, Structure, Theme
Style, Order, Argument, Purpose, Syntax, Theme
Ethical appeal
Emotional appeal
Logical appeal
None of the above
Hyperbole
Generalization
Qualification
Simile
Irony
Paradox
Aphorism
Allegory
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Paradox
Fable
Allegory
Aphorism
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory
Ad hominem
Hasty generalization
False analogy
Slippery slope
Using similar sentence structures for effect
Writing in a straight line
Repeating the same word multiple times
Using complex sentence structures
Irony
Paradox
Allegory
Hyperbole
To confuse the reader
To discredit the opposing view
To strengthen the author's argument
To acknowledge and refute opposing arguments
Strategies for using humor in writing
Techniques for organizing an essay
Modes of persuasion based on credibility, emotion, and logic
Methods for conducting research
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory