AP terms w/90-90s

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

A short personal or biographical account us to illustrate a point

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

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

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

Primary element to consider when determining the tone of a text

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

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

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

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

The four elements of satire are:

A short story from which a lesson can be drawn.

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

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

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

Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach

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

The word for which a pronoun stands

The author's implied attitude towards the subject

Agreeing with the opponent in an argument on a particular issue

Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Repetition of the same words at the end of a phrase or sentence

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

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

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

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

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

Opposition or contrast emphasized by parallel structure

A statement that does not follow what logically preceded it.

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

"I'm not joking."  Example of

A brief saying embodying a moral

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

Words or phrases used in everyday conversation and informal writing