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Syntax AP Lit

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antithesis a direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings for the purpose of contrast--"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
parallel structure a grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. "I like running, skiing, and swimming."
rhetorical question a question that expects no answer--used to draw attention to a point? "What's the meaning of life?" "What am I doing here?"
simple sentence a sentence containing one subject and one verb
declarative sentence a sentence that makes a statement. "The sky is blue." "On that Tuesday in May when I'd forgotten my binder, I was late to class."
Imperative sentence A sentence that gives a command. "Tie my shoes." "Please turn in your assignment."
Interrogative sentence A sentence that asks a question. "Where are you going?" "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
Exclamatory sentence a sentence that makes an exclamation. "The witch is dead!"
compound sentence a sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
complex sentence a sentence containing an independent and one or more subordinate clauses
compound-complex sentence a sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses
loose sentence a sentence in which the main clause comes first and any subordinate clauses or other phrases follow
periodic sentence a sentence that is not grammatically complete until the final clause or phrase
balanced sentence a sentence in which the phrases or clauses are similar to each other by virtue of their likeness in structure and/or length
natural order a sentence in which the subject comes before the predicate
inverted order a sentence in which the predicate comes before the subject
split order a sentence in which the subject appears in the middle of a split predicate
anaphora the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines, prose sentences, clauses, or paragraphs to emphasize an idea
epistrophe the ending of a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words for emphasis or emotional impact
ploce repeating a word within the same line or clause, usually separated by intervening words, often with a different nuance of meaning or different part of speech. "Give me a break. Give me a break. Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat bar!"
syntax the ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns, such as phrases, clauses, or sentences
clause a group of words containing a subject and its verb
phrase a group of related words within a sentence
sentence a group of words containing a subject and its verb which expresses a complete idea
interrupted order sentence a sentence in which the subordinate elements come in the middle, often set off by dashes "Students--thousands of them--stormed the plaza."
polysyndeton a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.
antimetabole the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order. "If you fail to plan, plan to fail."
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