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Examples:

- Danger!
- Slow Down!
- Please be quiet!
Imperative

Examples:

- This is back-breaking work.
- I will die if I can't buy that designer outfit.
Hyperbole

Examples:

- Politics is probably pointless.
- Dunkin-Donuts
Alliteration

Examples:

- You can join the group and we can do this together.
Direct Address

Examples:

- The poor, terrified, defenceless fox hid behind the tree.
Adjective

Examples:

- ‘E' is the most common letter as it appears in 11% of all English words.
Fact

Examples:

- ‘Nottingham is a great city to live in.’
Opinion.

Examples:

- Do you want to pass your exams?
Rhetorical Question

Examples:

- That film was so boring, so boring I fell asleep, so boring I will never watch it again.
Repetition

Examples:

- The poor terrified fox trembled and shook as the hunter pointed his gun.
Emotive Language

Examples:

- 60% of the world's population lives in poverty.
Statistics

Examples:

- Smoking is a filthy, selfish and costly habit.
Threes/ Rule of 3