AP Lang Rhetorical Devices

"Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you."  Example of?

A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing.

A figure of speech where a part is used to represent a whole

Words or phrases used in everyday conversation and informal writing

Suspect on the loose.  We have a Code 8 here with an FTP and an Assumed room temp.  10-4

"Lying is universal, we all do it; we must all do it. Therefore, the wise thing is for us to...

Primary element to consider when determining the tone of a text

Departure from the normal word order for emphasis.  Normal syntax is violated.

Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach

"Honey, Spot went to play in the big park in the sky" Instead of, "Spot died."

A sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

What are the following describing?  exposition, description, narration, argumentation

"His blue eyes were sternly merry." Example of?

"I'm not joking."  Example of

The Onion is a newspaper that uses what as it's main rhetorical strategy

The red, white and blue came to save the day.  Example of?

A brief saying embodying a moral

"Like Dave, he asked nothing, gave nothing, expected nothing." Example of?

Easy as pie. Zip your lips. Use some elbow grease. Example of?

My sheep hear my voice, AND I know them, AND they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life

A strategy in which an absent person, inanimate object, or abstract being is being addressed

A short story from which a lesson can be drawn.

Agreeing with the opponent in an argument on a particular issue

Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

"I sat mindless and eternal on the kitchen floor, stony of head and solemn." Example of?

Opposition or contrast emphasized by parallel structure

The four elements of satire are:

The word for which a pronoun stands

A short personal or biographical account used to illustrate a point

A fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow without evidence

Often includes: idiomatic expressions, slang,colloquialisms, contractions and many simple words

The author's implied attitude towards the subject