What is when the parallel elements are similar not only in structure but also in length.
100
polysyndeton
What is deliberate use on conjunctions
100
chaismus
What is reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
100
coordination
What is creating syntax so that all parts set equal to each other
100
dramatically short sentence
What is "Time ticked by, the students all sat on the edge of their seats, counting down the minutes, acting restless as they stared at the clock. It was almost summer vacation."
200
antithesis
What is juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.
200
anaphora
What is repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.
200
erotema (rhetorical question)
What is asking s question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely.
200
subordination
What is making one part of a syntax less important to place emphasis on another to show what the author finds most important
200
centered sentence
What is "One evening in the middle of summer, we put on our sneakers and ran around town, when all the lights were off but a few flickering street lights and all that could be heard was the voices of friends in someone's yard after a bbq."
300
zeugma
What is more than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb.
300
epistrophe
What is repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
300
hypophora
What is asking a question and immediately answering it in order to demonstrate authority.
300
centered sentence
What is placing the main part of a sentence in the middle so that it receives the least amount of emphasis
300
zeugma
What is "The farmer grew corn, potatoes, radishes, and bored."
400
anastrophe
What is inversion of the natural or usual word order
400
anadiplosis
What is repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause, often used to highlight a cause-effect relationship
400
epiplexis
What is asking a question in order to reproach or unbraid, rather than to elicit information.
400
to create suspense
What is the purpose of ending a sentence in a 'dependent thought'
400
antimetobale
What is "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961
500
asyndeton
What is deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses
500
antimetabole
What is repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order.
500
alliteration
What is repetition or an initial or medial consonants or any vowel sounds in successive or closely associated syllables, especially stressed syllables.
500
to drive a point home
What is the purpose of a dramatically short sentence
500
hypophora
What is "Who is she? Someone everyone wants to be. What does she want? To torment me. How long will this endure. Eternity, most likely."