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