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  • IBDP English A – Speeches

    Persuasive speeches are organized around clear formal frameworks, such as appeals to logic and emotional appeals, and also provide a chance for individual speakers to express themselves stylistically. Check the formal features of persuasive speeches. Key Features Ethos: the speaker establishes his or her credibility and may allude to a moral, social or spiritual leader […] More

  • Patriarchal Errors – A Rethinking

    Good morning, mighty ladies and fragile gentlemen! When I was asked to deliver a speech on the importance of women empowerment to a group of final year boys and girls, my first thought was declining the entreaty. I just wondered what was there to empower when all I see is an empowered society. My curiosity […] More

  • 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