Synthetic Devices Darien Iannacone
ANADIPLOSIS
Defenitition:Repetition of the final words of the sentence
Example: "Exactly what? What happened?"
ANAPHORA
Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Example: "Maybe we shouldn't disturb anything." Maybe not, I said, as squeamish as he was."
ANTITHESIS
Definition: A contrast or opposition between two things
Example: She wasn't a gabber like some girls her age.
ASYNDETON
Definition: Omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join words or clauses.
Example: She changed the beds swept the floors hauled in coal for the stove.
EPISTROPHE
POLYSYNDETON
EPANALEPSIS
Definition: Repetition after intervening words
Example: What lifestyle? David had protested. How can i have a lifestyle when I live at home?
Definition: The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Example: It means just what it means
Definition: Using conjunctions in close succession especially where some would usually be omitted.
Example: Even Jeddy's father who came a few minutes later, gave us a stern look, as if he was displeased that such a thing as a body should have turned up and been found by anyone, let alone his own son.