Rolling Vocab Week #4

Anaphora

a figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.

Asyndeton

a figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (FANBOYS [for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so]) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses; a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions.

Epistrophe

a figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is repeated one or more times at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases

Syntax

the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of syntax as groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. In the multiple-choice section of the AP exam, expect to be asked some questions about how an author manipulates synta

Zeugma

a figure of speech in which two or more parts of a sentence are joined with a single common verb or noun