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Scatter: Sentence Schemes

parenthesis
insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence; sends thought off on a tangent, gives author's opinion
isocolon
elements not only parallel in structure, but also in length
epanalepsis
repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; repetition, emphasis; book ends
parallelism
corresponding grammatical structure (phrases with same parts of speech)
oxymoron
contradicting clauses
asyndenton
deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses; causes hurried rhythm; good for conclusion (emotional reaction)
antithesis
reoccuring beat (like verse)
polyptoton
repetition of words derived from the same root; similar to plays on words; can be a variation of same word; emphasis

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antithesisreoccuring beat (like verse)
asyndentondeliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses; causes hurried rhythm; good for conclusion (emotional reaction)
epanalepsisrepetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; repetition, emphasis; book ends
isocolonelements not only parallel in structure, but also in length
oxymoroncontradicting clauses
parallelismcorresponding grammatical structure (phrases with same parts of speech)
parenthesisinsertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence; sends thought off on a tangent, gives author's opinion
polyptotonrepetition of words derived from the same root; similar to plays on words; can be a variation of same word; emphasis
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