Improving your Writing (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Inversion in writing
Inversion in writing
Placing prepositional phrase at start instead of end
Tricolon
Tricolon
List of three items
Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy
Using weather to suggest mood or emotion
Anaphora
Anaphora
Parallel structure/repetition
Subordinate clause at sentence start signals
Subordinate clause at sentence start signals
Formal English
Effect of short sentences
Effect of short sentences
Create dramatic impact
Semi-colon purpose
Semi-colon purpose
Shows connection between two units of sense
Colon purpose
Colon purpose
Introduces lists and explanations
Why 'glacial speed' is an oxymoron
Why 'glacial speed' is an oxymoron
Glaciers don't move at speed
Subvert (a saying/story)
Subvert (a saying/story)
Turn it on its head