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Syntactical Devices Alvin Mathew (Epanalepsis (Repetition after…
Syntactical
Devices
Alvin Mathew
Epanalepsis
Repetition after intervening words.
"He dealt fair and square no matter who you were, and often he was more than fair." (Lisle, 12).
Epsitrophe
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
"Red, then white. Red, white." (Lisle, 47).
Polysyndeton
Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted.
" 'She was walking home from the bus after school one day, and he pulls up in his car and says for her to get in, Dad wants to talk to her. So she gets, and he starts driving to Harveston.' " (Lisle, 74).
Asyndeton
Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or phrases.
"She changed the beds, swept the floors, hauled in the coal for the stove" (Lisle, 15).
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
" 'A man washed up that's all we know for sure.' 'A man with a hole in his neck,' "(Lisle,42).
Antithesis
A contrast or opposition between two things.
"He halted and looked us over with one rheumy eye. The other was a whitened disk in its socket." (Lisle, 68).
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the final words of a sentences or line at the beginning of the next.
'All the stuff you buy at the mall. Books.' 'Books! You mean, for high school next fall?' " (Lisle, 39)