| Term | Definition |
|---|
| parallelism | grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of sentence |
| loose/cumulative sentence | main clause @ beginning of sentence |
| compound sentence | 2 or more independent clauses |
| balanced sentence | has phrases or clauses that balance each other |
| periodic sentence | main clause @ end of sentence |
| anaphora | repetition of same word at beginning of clauses |
| paradox | an apparent contradiction that asserts truth |
| oxymoron | form of paradox that combines opposite terms into an expression |
| euphemism | mild expression substitute for something too harsh |
| syntax | arrangement of words; order of grammatical elements |
| apostrophe | speaking to absent/dead as if present |
| juxtaposition | normally unassociated ideas/words placed next to each other |
| epanalepsis | repetition of word at end of clause that occurred at beginning of clause |
| asyndeton | deliberate omission of conjunctions in series |
| epistrophe | repetition of same word at ends of successive clauses |
| ellipsis | deliberate omission of words implied |
Combine with other sets
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