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Syntactical Devices- Julianna LaSala - Coggle Diagram
Syntactical Devices- Julianna LaSala
Epistrophe
Definition: The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses of sentences
Example: Lisle pg. 39- "All that stuff you buy at the mall. Books. Books!"
Anaphora
Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Example: Lisle pg. 20- "Jeddy flung his cap on the ground. His temper could flare up quicker than mine."
Antithesis
Definition: A contrast or opposition between two things
Example: Lisle pg. 53-54- "They were local men from local families with a need to make ends meet during hard times, different altogether from the big-city syndicates that were beginning to bully their way into business at the time."
Asyndeton
Definition: Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses.
Example: Lisle pg. 39- "His dad is a hands-on guy who measures industry by what he can see: gardens plowed, hedges pruned, lawns seeded.
Anadiplosis
Definition: Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Example: Lisle pg. 40- "Not right away. There was a clue, though, right under my nose."
Epanalepsis
Definition: Repetition after intervening words
Example: Lisle pg. 39- "Its about time you started supporting your own lifestyle. What lifestyle? David had protested. How can I have a lifestyle when I live at home?"
Polysyndeton
Definition: Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted
Example: Lisle pg. 19- "For a time we stood rooted in place, staring at the dead man, and at the pool of gray water he lay in, and at the gulls who floated on the incoming swells just offshore, watching our movements with cold yellow eyes."