Terms set 6 (rhetorical question-interrogative sentence)

rhetorical question

question not asked for information but for effect

interrogative sentence

sentences incorporating interrogative pronouns (what, which, who, whom, and whose)

romanticism

art or literature characterized by an idealistic, perhaps unrealistic view of people and the world, and an emphasis on nature

sarcasm

a generally bitter comment that is ironically or satirically worded

declarative sentence

states an idea. it does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question

simple sentence

contains only one independent clause

sentence

a group of words (including subject and verb) that expresses a complete thought

periodic sentence

when the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence

appositive

a word or group of words placed beside a noun or noun substitute to supplement its meaning

clause

a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

cumulative sentence(loose)

when the writer begins with an independent clause, then adds subordinate elements

complex sentence

contains only one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

balanced sentence

a sentence in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale

compound sentence

contains at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses

satire

a work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect

imperative sentence

issues a command