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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| loose/cumulative sentence | makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending |
| periodic sentence | makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached |
| balanced sentence | the phrases and clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length |
| natural order of a sentence | involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject |
| inverted order of a sentence | involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject |
| split order of a sentence | divides the predicate into two parts with the subject coming in the middle |
| juxtaposition | a 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 |
| parallel structure | refers to a grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence |
| repetition | a device in which words sounds and ideas are used to draw attention to a point |
| rhetorical question | a question that doesn't expect an answer |
| rhetorical fragment | a sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect |
| anaphora | the repetition of the same word or group of words at the BEGINNING of successive clauses |
| epistrophe | the repetition of the same word or group of words at the END of successive clauses |
| chiasmus | a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first |
| asyndeton | a deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses |
| polysyndeton | the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis to highlight quantity or mass of detail |
| zeugma | the use of the verb that has two different meanings with objects that complement both meanings |
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