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Syntactical Devices - Coggle Diagram
Syntactical Devices
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
"And then again, we may never know exactly." (Lisle 32
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
"She got away. She did it." (Lisle 54)
Antithesis
A contrast or opposition between two things.
"They were local men from local families with need to make ends meet during hard times." (Lisle 53)
Asyndeton
Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses.
"She changed the beds, swept the floors, hauled in coal for the stove." (Lisle 15)
Epanalepsis
Repetition after intervening words.
"Though he was short, far shorter than my father, his meaty chest gave him the hunched look of a bulldog." (Lisle 49)
Epistrophe
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
"At home my father loomed large in my sight." (Lisle 24)
Polysyndeton
Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted.
"We're going to be reporting this supposed body to the proper authorities." (Lisle 32)