What is persuasive writing?

Writing that is trying to convince the reader

What does context refer to?

The background of a text (history, etc.)

BONUS: Greece is the capital of....

Greece is a country, not a capital

Why are images sometimes more effective than a writing in travel writing?

Sometimes pictures communicate information more effectively

Why is it good to use all 5 senses in writing?

It helps the reader feel 'in the moment'

What is First Person narrative?

A story from one person's point of view ("I walked to town")

What does Onomatapoeia refer to?

Words that sound like their meaning ("Bang!" "Pop" "Zoom")

Why is layout and structure important in travel writing?

It helps readers locate important information quickly

What is personification?

A writing technique that gives human qualities to an object

"You are walking down the hallway" is an example of...

Present tense narrative, Second person narrative

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What is persuasive writing?
Writing that contains lots of emotive language
Writing that is personal
Writing that is particularly interesting
Writing that is trying to convince the reader
2
What does context refer to?
The meaning of a text (what it means)
The background of a text (history, etc.)
The style of a text (how it is composed)
A plastic wrapper
3
BONUS: Greece is the capital of....
The Pacific ocean
Spain
Turkey
Greece is a country, not a capital
4
Why are images sometimes more effective than a writing in travel writing?
A picture says 1000 words
Sometimes pictures communicate information more effectively
A picture uses less words
Pictures visuals are always good
5
Why is it good to use all 5 senses in writing?
It helps the reader feel 'in the moment'
It helps the reader know what's going on
It makes the writing boring
It makes the writing hard to remember
6
"Frodo fried the freshest fish" is an example of...
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
7
What is First Person narrative?
A story from one person's point of view ("I walked to town")
A story from an outside point of view ("Bob walked to town")
The first story told in a series of stories
A story about a native person
8
"He is as greedy as a pig". This sentence is a...
Rhyme
Metaphor
Simile
Symbol
9
"He eats like a pig". This sentence is a...
Rhyme
Metaphor
Simile
Symbol
10
What does Onomatapoeia refer to?
An animal, sitting on a mat
Words that rhyme ("House, mouse, louse")
Words that start with the same sound ("Seven silver swans")
Words that sound like their meaning ("Bang!" "Pop" "Zoom")
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Why is layout and structure important in travel writing?
Readers don't mind what order they read information in
A better structure will confuse the reader
It helps readers locate important information quickly
It makes things more interesting
12
What is personification?
A very bad man
A persuasive writing style
Someone pretending to be a person
A writing technique that gives human qualities to an object
13
"You are walking down the hallway" is an example of...
Present tense narrative
First person narrative
Past tense narrative
Second person narrative
14
BONUS: a pun is ...
persuasive writing
a play on words
a kind of fish
another word for "punishment"
15
"He is a pig". This sentence is a....
Motif
Simile
Symbol
Metaphor

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