Syntactical Devices (Raymond Zhang)

ASYDENTON

EPANALEPSIS

ANTITHESIS

ANADIPLOSIS

ANAPHORA

POLYSYNDETON

Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.

Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses. :

A contrast or opposition between two things.

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

'' "She told you all this?" "She didn't want to. "She would've kept it a secret like she does everything." ' pg 75

' "And then again, we may never know exactly." "Exactly what?" ' pg 33

"If you were lucky, and we never were that I can recall, there'd be bottles still wedged inside - whiskey, vodka, brandy, even champagne - smuggled liquor that could bring a good price if you knew what to do with it." pg 10

Repetition after intervening words.

"That was how he ate, never mind what time it was." pg 72

"One was a big guy in overalls and suspenders, and a broad-brimmed hat. The other wore a fisherman's cap and was smaller but sharper-looking."
pg 77

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, and they're going to be reporting to those above them, and it won't do any good to have rumors flying about." ' pg 33

EPISTROPHE

The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

"And when we left to report it, somebody stole it. And there were no signs of where it went, and no one's talking about it." pg 70