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Syntactical Devices - Jessica Akos Period 1/7 - Coggle Diagram
Syntactical Devices - Jessica Akos Period 1/7
Asyndenton
Omission of conjuctions that ordinarily join words or clauses.
"You know what,
Movies, magazines, computer games.
All that stuff you buy at the mall. Books."
Epistrophe
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
"What
lifestyle
? David had protested. How can I have a
lifestyle
when I live at home?"
Antithesis
A contrast or opposition between two things.
"I shaded my eyes. "No, it's something else. I can see something floating in the water. Dead shark, then. Or a dead seal. Too small for a shark. Come on."
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
"She knew how to speak up when she wanted, even to her own father, the chief of police. She wasn't a gabber like some girls her age."
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
"I might," he answered. "And then again, we may never know exactly." "Exactly what?"
Anaphora
The repetition of a word phrase at the beginning of a successive clause.
"He's still wondering a week later hen, surprise of all surprises, Mr. Hart calls him. He's managed to ferret out David's home number from among the dozens of Patersons in the telephone book."
Polysyndeton
"Jeddy might swear he'd never tell him, he might truly believe us, but he loved his dad and stood up for him."
Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted.
Epanalepsis
Repetition after intervening words.
"Even he was he was hired
"Even was he was hired a year ago for the job of our police chief, he kept his distance from us."