AP Lang - Syntax

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Epistrophe
________:: ending a series of line, phrases clauses or sentences with eh same line /word.
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Juxtaposition
________:: placement of to contrasting idea next to each other for effect.
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Parallelism
________:: similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses.
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Anti Climax
________:: arrangement of words in decreasing importance*
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arrangement of words
Syntax:: The ________ in a sentence.
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Anaphora
________:: repetition of the same word or phrase and the beginning of successive clauses.
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Climax
________:: repetition of the last words of one clause or sentence at the beginning of a text.
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Cumulative sentence
________:: independent clause followed by a series of subordinate clauses.
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Antithesis
________:: juxtaposition of words or ideas.
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descriptive element
Apposition:: addition of adjacent coordinate explanatory or ________.
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Periodic sentence
________:: long and involved sentence marked by suspended syntax and is not completed until the final word.
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Complex Sentence
________:: a sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.
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Syntax
The arrangement of words in a sentence
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Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses
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Climax
repetition of the last words of one clause or sentence at the beginning of a text
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Anti-Climax
arrangement of words in decreasing importance *
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Antithesis
juxtaposition of words or ideas
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Anaphora
repetition of the same word or phrase and the beginning of successive clauses
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Epistrophe
ending a series of line, phrases clauses or sentences with eh same line/word
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Apposition
addition of adjacent coordinate explanatory or descriptive element
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Juxtaposition
placement of to contrasting idea next to each other for effect
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Simple Sentence
one independent clause, no dependent clause
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Compound Sentence
multiple independent clauses, no dependent clauses
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Complex Sentence
a sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause
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Complex-Compound Sentence
multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent
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Periodic sentence
long and involved sentence marked by suspended syntax and is not completed until the final word
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Loose sentence
main clause is followed by a subordinate clause
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Cumulative sentence
independent clause followed by a series of subordinate clauses