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Syntactical Devices in Writing (Anadiplosis (Repetition of the final words…
Syntactical Devices in Writing
Antithesis
For example: "Colonial Africa and the Western World have distinct differences in culture"
[an-tith-uh-sis]
A contract or opposition between two things
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
For example: "Fear leads to anger. Anger is just something we can't hide from"
[an-uh-di-ploh-sis]
Anaphora
For example: "Here comes the wind. Here comes the fire. Here come the days we have been waiting for"
[uh-naf-er-uh]
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Asyndeton
Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses
[uh-sin-di-ton]
For example: "I went to the story, park, library, school, church."
Epanalepsis
For example: "The thought of her brought back so many memories that it was, in the first, so worth the thought"
[ep-uh-nuh-lep-sis]
Repetition after intervening words.
Epistrophe
For example: "I want the best. I deserve the best. I think it is most important that I have the best"
[ih-pis-truh-fee]
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Polysyndeton
For example: "I went to the store and park, and library, and school, and church."
[pol-ee-sin-di-ton]
Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted
Andrew Gansley