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Syntactical devices - Mendez , The Repetition of a word at the end of…
Syntactical devices - Mendez
POLYSYNDETON
Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted
Example: "He wouldn't take any thanks for it, either, which is why my mother would find a couple of fresh-caught bluefish on our front porch some mornings, or a slab of smoked ham or an apple pie." Pg 12
ANADIPLOSIS
Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Example: "'He didn't touch her, did he?'" "'He tried, but she got out too fast," Pg 74
ANAPHORA
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Example: "I heard he eats raccoons," "I heard hes got a raft and pulls around all night hunting blue crabs." - Pg 64
ASYNDETON
Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses
Example "In the early days there was a steady stream of lending and borrowings, emergency soups and neighborly stews between hour houses, the sort of thing that goes on so easily in a small town," Pg 13
ANTITHESIS
Example:"His temper could flare up quicker than mine." Pg 20
EPANALEPSIS
Repetition after intervening words
"He'd
be over eighty. If he were anywhere,
He'd
probably be in a nursing home by now." Pg 3
EPISTROPHE
Example: "Had
Adventures,"
"What
Adventures?"
Pg 7
The Repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
A contrast or opposition between 2 things