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Syntactical Devices - Tran - Coggle Diagram
Syntactical Devices - Tran
Anadiplosis
Definition-Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
Example-"'And then again, we may never know exactly.' 'Exactly what?'" Pg. 33
Anaphora
Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Example:"I shut my trap and inspected a schooner passing out to sea. I knew something Jeddy didn't." Pg. 5
Polysyndeton
Example:"He was a big man with a big personality, known for speaking his mind in a moment of heat, but there was nothing underhanded in him. He dealt fair and square no matter who you were, and often he was more than fair." Pg. 12
Definition: Using conjunctions in close succession, especially where some would usually be omitted
Epanalepsis
Example: "people look back now and think those days were romantic, all high jinks and derring do. They're mistaken. David had brought a notepad along, expecting to jot down interesting facts. Not romantic, he writes at the top of the page." Pg. 8
Definition: Repetition after intervening words.
Antithesis
Definition: A contrast or opposition between two things.
Example:"The town had paid to have it installed so Chief Mckenzie could take calls at home. Jeddy wasn't supposed to use it, but this was an emergency." Pg. 21
Asyndeton
Example: " 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
Definition: Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses.
Epistrophe
Definition: The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Example: "Had adventures. What adventures?" Pg. 7