In-Depth Study Notes on Stylistic Syntax

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary related to stylistic syntax and its components, focusing on definitions and explanations for key terms.

Stylistic Syntax

The study of text structure and how sentences are organized to create specific stylistic effects.

Expressive Means

Marked elements in a sentence that create stylistic or functional opposition, enhancing meaning through connotations.

Syntactical Expressive Means

Sentence models that are constructed to add extra meaning and influence the reader or listener.

Ellipsis

Leaving out one or more parts of a sentence deliberately, while the meaning remains clear from the context.

Nominative Sentences

One-member sentences that consist solely of a noun or noun phrase; they are self-sufficient and do not require more context.

Aposiopesis

Deliberate cessation of a sentence, leaving it unfinished to suggest strong emotions or implied meanings.

Asyndeton

Deliberate omission of conjunctions to create a fast-paced, urgent narrative rhythm.

Repetition

The recurrence of elements within a sentence to emphasize an idea or emotion; can be ordinary or successive.

Enumeration

Listing of items in succession, often creating a semantic clash for stylistic effect.

Polysyndeton

The excessive use of conjunctions in a sentence, contributing to a dramatic or emotional tone.

Emphatic Constructions

Structures used to intensify a particular part of a sentence, highlighting importance or emotion.

Parenthesis

Inserting additional information within a sentence that is not grammatically connected but adds to meaning.

Inversion

Changing the traditional word order in a sentence to emphasize a particular component.

Syntactical Split

Breaking a syntactical unity by inserting an element that separates normally sequential components.

Detachment

Separating a secondary member of a sentence using punctuation, giving it more emotional focus.

A SYNTACTICAL STYLISTIC DEVICE

Mixing stylistically marked and neutral sentence structures to create a stylistic effect.

Parallelism

The similarity of syntactical structures in neighboring sentences, enhancing rhythm and expressiveness.

Chiasmus

A structure where the second part is the inversion of the first, creating a dramatic or poetic effect.

Anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several parts of a sentence or in multiple sentences.

Epiphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several parts of a sentence or in multiple sentences.