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Syntax
Meaning: organization of words in a sentence
(usual: subject-verb-object)
Scheme
Stylistic Device
Meaning: ARTFUL syntax (parallelism,
juxtaposition, antithesis are common schemes)
Purpose: adds beauty
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Meaning: a form of repetition where the last
word of the clause begins the next clause
Purpose: accentuates a point or draws attention
from another point; adds beauty
Example:
• “Fear leads to anger;
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Meaning: a form of repetition where the last
word of the clause begins the next clause
Purpose: accentuates a point or draws attention
from another point; adds beauty
Example:
• “Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate;
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Meaning: a form of repetition where the last
word of the clause begins the next clause
Purpose: accentuates a point or draws attention
from another point; adds beauty
Example:
• “Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate;
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Meaning: a form of repetition where the last
word of the clause begins the next clause
Purpose: accentuates a point or draws attention
from another point; adds beauty
Example:
• “Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate
leads to suffering.”—Yoda
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Example:
“The poor wish to be rich,
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Example:
“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be
happy,
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Example:
“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be
happy, the single wish to be married,
Anadiplosis
Stylistic Device
Example:
“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be
happy, the single wish to be married, and the
married wish to be dead.”—Ann Landers
Anastrophe
Stylistic Device
Meaning: the reversal of the natural order of
words in a sentence
Purpose: places emphasis on the displaced
word; add beauty
Example:
• “Intelligent she was not. In fact, she veered in
the opposite direction.’ Max Shulman, The
Many Loved of Dobie Gillis
• She looked at the sky dark and menacing.
Elliptical
Stylistic Device
Meaning: sentence structure which leaves out
something in the second half. Commas are
usually used to take the place of omitted
material.
Purpose: deletes repetition of a preceding word
or phrase
Elliptical
Examples:
Noun ellipsis:
“I went swimming, and John went, too.”
[swimming omitted]
Verb ellipsis:
“She favors romantic comedies, and Jane
musicals.” [favors omitted]
Verb-phrase ellipsis:
“He went for a walk, but they didn’t.” [go for a
walk omitted]