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Language and Critical Essay Skills
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- Which of these is the best definition of a metaphor?
- What is the effect of using short sentences in a passage of narrative writing?
- Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- In a critical essay, what is the purpose of a topic sentence at the start of a paragraph?
- Which is a feature of a persuasive piece of writing?
- What is the effect of using the first person ('I') in a piece of writing?
- Which of the following is an example of irony?
- What does the term 'connotation' mean?
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