Text type: the speech
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What makes a speech different from other texts?
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It's written to be heard aloud by a live audience — sound, rhythm and direct address matter.
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What is the usual purpose of a speech?
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To persuade or inspire — to change how a live audience thinks, feels or acts.
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What is rhetoric?
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The art of persuasive speaking or writing.
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What is anaphora?
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Repeating the same words at the start of successive lines, for rhythm and force.
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What is a tricolon?
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A group of three, for rhythm and emphasis.
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What is antithesis?
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Two opposite ideas balanced against each other.
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Why does inclusive 'we' work in a speech?
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It unites the speaker and the crowd into one team.
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What should you analyse about repetition in a speech?
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What its sound does to the listening audience — not just that it's there.
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Why 'hear' a speech when you analyse it?
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The choices are built for the ear — you spot where the crowd would cheer or pause.
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What do speeches often do across an extract?
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Build to a climax — track how the rhythm and force rise.
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