AP Lang Syntax Stuff

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated to it.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or the whole is used to represent a part.

Euphemism

A polite expression used to replace words or phrases considered to be harsh or impolite.

Juxtaposition

A literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another.

Anaphora

A syntax technique which repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Anastrophe

Yoda talk- inverse sentence order used for emphasis.

Antithesis

Parallel grammatical structure used for contrast. (Parallel juxtaposition)

Asyndeton

A syntax technique which uses a list without a conjunction. ("of the people, by the people, for the people shall…")

Chiasmus

Two parallel phrases; one is reversed.

Epiphora/Epistrophe

A syntax technique that repeats a word or phrase at the end of a sentence.

Parataxis

Juxtaposition without a conjunction.

Litotes

An understatement using the negative opposite. ("not ashamed of the gospel")

Parallelism

Identical grammatical structure.

Polysyndeton

A syntax technique which uses a whole lot of conjunctions.

Syllepsis/Zeugma

A syntax technique which changes the meaning of a word in the middle of a sentence.