Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses
What is parallelism?
100
Abruptly sends the thought off on a tangent.
What is the purpose of parenthesis?
100
Reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
What is the definition of chiasmus?
100
Stresses the importance of the controlling verb
What is the purpose of zeugma?
100
"Who taught me to curl myself inside a buttercup? Iolanthe!" - Gilbert and Sullivan, " Iolanthe"
What is an example of hypophora?
200
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
What is antithesis?
200
The principle demands that equivalent elements by set forth in coordinate grammatical structures.
What is the purpose of parallelism?
200
Inversion of the natural or usual word
What is the definition of anastrophe?
200
Can produce the effect of aphoristic neatness, is related to the topics of dissimilarity and contraries
*aphoristic: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
What is the purpose of antithesis?
200
"Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in. Those left behind, we will help to catch up" -Richard M. Nixon
What is an example of antithesis?
300
Isocolon
What is it called when the parallel elements are similar not only in structure but also in length?
300
The addition of symmetry of length to similarity of structure contributes greatly to the rhythm of sentences
What is the purpose of Isocolon?
300
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.
What is Anaphora?
300
Sets up a pronounced rhythm, secures a special emphasis
What is the purpose of epistrophe?
300
" Wasn't the cult of James a revealing symbol and symbol of an age and society which wanted to dwell like him in some false world of false art and false culture? -Maxwell Geismer, "Henry James and His Cult"
What is an example of erotema?
400
Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order
What is the definition of antimetabole?
400
Can be an effective device for gaining attention and its chief function is to secure emphasis
What is purpose of anastrophe?
400
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
What is epistrophe?
400
Helps to establish a marked rhythm in the sequence of clauses, used to produce a strong emotional effect
What is the purpose of anaphora?
400
" There is even, and it is the achievement of this book, a curious sense of happiness running through its paragraphs." - Norman Mailer, from a book review in "Cannibals and Christians" (1966)
What is an example of parenthesis?
500
More than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb.
What is zeugma?
500
Produces a hurried rhythm in the sentence
What is the purpose of asyndeton?
500
The deliberate use of conjunctions
What is polysyndeton?
500
Often used to highlight a cause-effect relationship
What is the purpose of anadiplosis?
500
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." -Abraham Lincoln