Features of speeches

Language such as word choice and use of techniques designed to play on the readers’ emotions.

• Emotive language

• Adjectives

• Simile

• Metaphor

Words such as ‘we’, ‘you’, and ‘us’.  These words create a strong relationship with the reader.

• Facts

• Statistics

• Pronouns

• Metaphor

Two or more words which begin with the same letter or letter sound.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Rhetorical question

• List of three

Words which sound like their meanings.

• Repetition

• Adjectives

• Onomatopoeia

• Adverb

Something that can be checked and proven to be true.

• Facts

• Opinions

• Imperatives

• Expert opinion

This is a type of question which is used for an effect (e.g. make the reader think) rather than to be answered.

• Interrogative

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Rhetorical question

This is where you repeat the same word, idea or phrase for emphasis.

• Repetition

• List of three

• Emotive language

• Adjectives

The use of three of the same technique in the same sentence such as 3 verbs, nouns or adjectives.

• Statistics

• Facts

• List of three

• Rhetorical question

This is where you use data to make your argument more credible.  This is such as using numbers, dates and percentages.

• Statistics

• Emotive language

• Metaphor

• Adjectives

What needs to be strong and memorable in your speech?

• The speaker's body language

• The speaker's facial expressions

• The speaker's voice

• The speaker's mood