the placing of a sentence or one of its parts againstanother to which it is opposed to form a balancedcontrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.”

a syntactic relation between expressions, usually consecutive, that have the same function and the samerelation to other elements in the sentence, the second expression identifying or supplementing the first. In Washington, our first president,  the phrase our first president is in apposition with Washington.

the omission of conjunctions, as in “He hasprovided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.”

a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases,as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”

a figure consisting of a series of related ideas arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force orintensity.

the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of who are, while I am,  or while we are  from I like to interview people sitting down.

a repetition of a word or a phrase with intervening words settingoff the repetition, sometimes occurring with a phrase used both atthe beginning and end of a sentence, as in Only the poor reallyknow what it is to suffer; only the poor.

the repetition of a word orwords at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses,or sentences, as in “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassiuswrong. …”

A succession of main clauses of approximately equal length and corresponding structure.

an amplifying or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation

the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (e.g. "strong" and "strength")

the use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy").

a statement or word asked merely for effect with no answer expected 

Frank, outspoken, straightforward

eager, fervent

characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

to express strong disapproval of

to anger or offend

to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of

providing sympathy or encouragement

characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feelingsympathy; sympathizing; compassionate:

to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that showsscorn or contempt

showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity orsuperiority

contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

 I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.

has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although,or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.

When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.  

sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent clauses) are also complex because they contain an independent clause and a dependent clause.

The woman who(m) my mom talked to sells cosmetics.

A clause that can stand by itself

EX: I love Penguins! :)

A sentence that makes a statement

EX: The best goodbyes are short.

A sentence that asks a qestion

EX: Where do you want to go?

A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation

EX: I see a snake!

A sentence that gives a command

EX: Do the dishes.

Analysis: examination, evaluation, reading between the lines, interprets the piece, new thoughts

Summary: review, retelling the story, requires less thought than analysis, no original thoughts

the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound qualitymanifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in termsof prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.

The writer, the audience, and the context are all part of the triangle

Underlining- nderlining a title is an alternate to italicizing it, Titles of books, periodicals, and microfilm publications

Quotation Marks-  Quotation marks also set off the titles of things that do not normally stand by themselves: short stories, poems, and articles. Usually, a quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma