Syntax

Simple sentence - a sentence consisting of one independent clause,

Compound Sentence - a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions,

Complex sentence - A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause,

Compound-complex sentence - A sentence with at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses,

loose or cumulative sentence - has independent clause first, followed by a series of phrases and clauses; this sentence makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending.,

periodic sentence - a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause; only makes sense when the end is reached.,

convoluted sentence - main clause is split in two; subordinate material is between. The pizza delivery boy, no matter how late, still expected a hefty tip.,

balanced sentence - a sentence made up of two parts that are roughly equal in length, importance, and grammatical structure,

Antithesis - Balanced phrases or clauses expressing opposed ideas.,

parallelism/parallel structure - the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures. Can create emphasis or rhythm.,

inverted word order - when the order of words in a line do not occur in the usual pattern of subject, verb, object. Used to make the tone more formal or to create or disrupt rhythm or rhyme (Yoda speak),

Juxtaposition - poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit,

rhetorical question - A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer, Repetition - Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis,

Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines,

Epistrophe - the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences,

Anistrophe - repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses,

Anadiplosis - repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause,

Epanalepsis - repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause,

Polysyndeton - the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural.,

Asyndeton - omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words,

telegraphic sentence - A sentence shorter than five words in length.,

medium sentence - Approximately 18 words in length,

long sentence length - long and involved - 30 words or more length,

Chiasmus/Antimetabole - a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first,