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Opinion Pieces
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Opinion pieces, with persuasive techniques and poetic devices.
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1
In a FORMAL opinion piece, you should avoid:
Personal anecdotes
Both red and yellow answers are correct.
Quotations
Slang, contractions, Personal pronouns
2
An example where you show "This MIGHT happen if this continues" is:
Quotation
Personal anecdote
Humour
Hypothetical illustration
3
"Hope is a thing with feathers" is an example of:
Metaphor
Polysyndeton
Personification
Simile
4
What is the main argument of an opinion piece called?
Argument
Thesis
Antithesis
Example
5
Rhetorical questions work best in:
Editorials
Speeches
Research reports
Essays
6
This persuasive technique can be used when you want your words to have more authority.
Professional/ celebrity endorsement
Emotional appeals
Personal anecdote
Personal anecdote
7
Which line uses alliteration?
I love to sit in the arbour with Archie and Arnold
The raven rode the rig to Riverdale
The goose got loose
The weight of the eight crates
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This is an extended comparison (eg. School is like a zoo because...)
Metaphor
Simile
Red and blue answers are correct
Analogy
9
The main information that goes in brackets after researched information is:
(Title date page)
(Blue is correct, but usually the title is dropped)
(Author "Title" Page)
(URL from website)
10
Which persuasive technique is generally NOT used in formal writing.
Humour
Professional endorsement
Facts or statistics
Quotations
11
Your thesis must be supported by:
All of the above
Reasons
Examples
Proof
12
Which words use onomatopoeia?
All of them
Sizzle
Flop
Buzz
13
What type of referencing is usually used in English class?
Chicago
Footnoting
MLA
APA
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The main purpose of an opinion piece is to :
To tell a narrative
Persuade someone of an idea or to take action
Report back finding factually
To share a personal non fiction story
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What is a rhyme that occurs in the same line as the word it rhymes with?
End rhyme
Near rhyme
Internal rhyme
Perfect rhyme
