AICE English Language study guide

Asyndeton (Asyndetic List) -Repetition

The deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of words or phrases, which can create a sense of urgency or emphasis.

Example: “Jane’s days became a blur of meaningless events: wake up, brush teeth, make the coffee, get the mail, fix dinner, watch TV. It was hard to keep depression at bay. “

Polysyndeton (Polysyndetic List) -Repetition

The use of several conjunctions in close succession, often slowing down the rhythm of the sentence to emphasize meaning or create a specific effect.

Example: “Let the white folks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets and books and -mostly- mostly- let them have their whiteness”

Polyptoton- Repetition

Anadiplosis- Syntax

The repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause

Example: “When I give, I give myself.“

Chiasmus- Syntax

The second clause reverses the structure of the first clause, creating a mirrored effect.

Example: “Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.”

Syntax

Hyperbaton- Syntax

Anastrophe- Syntax

Parallelism- Syntax

Alliteration- Sounds

Assonance- Sounds

Consonance- Sounds

Euphony- Sounds

Cacophony- Sounds

Anaphora

Epistrophe

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Patterns of 3

APRICOT

PEACEL

Pathetic Fallacy

Tone

Mood

Voice

Register

Context

Steam of Consciousness

Perspective

Purpose

Diction

Connotation

Denotation

Juxtaposition/ Contrast

Dysphemism

Euphemism

Punctuation

Parts of Speech

Modal Verbs

Truncated Sentences

Conditional Sentences

Parenthetical Sentences

Conventions