english lit terms - organization (SCOUT)

Spatial Organization

Things organized by their relation to other things.

Sequential Organization

Determining what is first, or last and why, why one thing follows another.

Transitions

Words and phrases or actions that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.

Syntax

The way words and phrases are arranged to make a sentence or meaning.

Anadiplosis

Repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence.

Epistrophe

Repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Epizeuxis

Repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis.

Anaphora

Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, lending them emphasis.

Paradox

A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.

Parallel Construction

A balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

Ellipsis

A series of dots (...) that usually indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning.

Periodic Sentence

A stylistic device where the sentence is not complete grammatically or semantically before the final clause or phrase.

Loose Sentence

When the most important part of the meaning of the sentence is at the beginning of the sentence.

Conjunction

A part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses to create the desired syntactical effect.

Asyndeton

Deliberate omission of one or several conjunctions from a series of related clauses, phrases, or words.

Anachronism

A chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of persons, events, objects, or customs from different periods of time.

Syllogism

A systematic representation of a single logical inference, consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.

Juxtaposition

Placing two or more things side by side to compare, contrast, or create an interesting effect.

Compound Sentence

A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.

Complex Sentence

A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.