English Figurative Techniques & Persuasive Language. 32X Find a Pair Game/ Revision / Flash Cards

32X cards that can be used to revise figurative language / persuasive language techniques including:

• Similes
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Idiom
• Oxymoron
• Sarcasm
• Irony
• Direct Address
• Facts
• Opinions
• Rhetorical Question
• Repetition
• Emotive Language
• Statistics
• Triples ( Rule of Three)

There are statements on 2X cards each, which use one of the techniques above.

These cards were created so that my learners could play a ‘match a pair’ game. Turn all of the cards over on the table. Get the learners to take it in turns to turn over two cards, if the statements match the technique then they ‘win’ that pair of cards. If they don’t match, then they turn them back over and another player gets to choose two cards. Continue until all the cards are matched.

These can also be used as flash cards or revision cards and the cards are double sided, with a colourful polka dot design on the opposite side.

Also attached, are a set of cards ( buyer to cut out) with each of the following persuasive devices names written on them. You can get your learners to place the correct statement cards under each of these headings.