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  • Frequently Required Figures of Speech (IB, IGCSE)

    1. Alliteration Explanation: The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. Examples: “She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” “The big, blue balloon.” “A basket of beautiful bluebells.” “Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.” 2. Allusion Explanation: A brief and […] More

  • IBDP English A – Recruitment Campaigns

    Recruitment Campaigns used to be frequently associated with wartime propaganda. Now, this genre can be used in a variety of contexts to encourage people to support a cause. A hybrid category of advertising and persuasion, recruitment campaigns would traditionally have been waged with pamphlets, leaflets, brochures and posters. Today, this text type is being driven […] More