Persuasive WritingPersuasive Writing

A GCSE Toolkit: Part 2A GCSE Toolkit: Part 2

Example 1Example 1

Think of the poor fox, cowering Think of the poor fox, cowering deep in the hole that will deep in the hole that will become its grave, looking up at become its grave, looking up at the brutal canines blocking the the brutal canines blocking the daylight.daylight.

EMOTIVE

Example 2Example 2

A fugitive on the run, the fox A fugitive on the run, the fox is denied the luxury of a fair is denied the luxury of a fair trial: the judge looks on trial: the judge looks on whilst the executioner gets whilst the executioner gets straight to work.straight to work.

FIGURATIVE

Example 3Example 3

Some people say that fox-Some people say that fox-hunting is an important means hunting is an important means of pest control – but there are of pest control – but there are still just as many of those still just as many of those upper-class idiots roaming the upper-class idiots roaming the English countryside.English countryside.

HUMOROUS

Example 4Example 4

Foxes often vomit before they Foxes often vomit before they die, when the dog withdraws its die, when the dog withdraws its teeth from the fox’s windpipe, teeth from the fox’s windpipe, and the blood floods out as the and the blood floods out as the air rushes in. The dog’s don’t air rushes in. The dog’s don’t care though – they know they’ll care though – they know they’ll get a nice warm bath at the end get a nice warm bath at the end of the day.of the day.

SHOCKING

Example 5Example 5

I once went on holiday and I once went on holiday and stayed within earshot of the stayed within earshot of the huntsman’s call. Every time I huntsman’s call. Every time I heard it, I felt cold and heard it, I felt cold and uneasy, a death knell ringing uneasy, a death knell ringing in my ears.in my ears.

ANECDOTES