Student read an extract from a speech that contains examples of a rhetorical question, exaggeration, understatement, allusion, and contrast. Using the examples from the speech to help them, students write a definition of each language feature..
Answers/responses:
Y10 (09/2002)
a)
A rhetorical question is a question that is asked not for an answer but for effect.
easy
b)
Exaggeration is when a viewpoint or idea is overstated to try and impress or influence an audience.
easy
c)
Understatement is to state less strongly than the facts would bear out.
moderate
d)
An allusion is to quote from a well-known source (such as a movie, a TV programme, a book, or a proverb), to link with the audience through common shared experiences.
very difficult
e)
Contrast is when two opposite viewpoints or ideas are placed close together for effect.
