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Syntax
Syntax
Syntax
Syntax
Tone
100
a sentence that makes a statement
what is a declarative sentence?
100
a sentence that contains one independent clause.
what is a simple sentence?
100
a sentence where the main idea comes at the end.
what is periodic sentence?
100
A deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses.
what is Polysyndeton?
100
showing superiority
what is condescending?
200
a sentence that gives a command
what is an imperative sentence?
200
a sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
what is a compound sentence?
200
grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence.
what is parallel structure?
200
the use of a verb that has two different meanings with objects that complement both meanings.
what is Zeugma?
200
Inclined to expect the worst possible outcome
what is pessimistic?
300
a sentence that asks a question
what is interrogative?
300
a device in which words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis.
what is repetition?
300
This is a question that requires no answer.
what is a rhetorical question?
300
sentence structure
what is syntax?
300
Inflated, pretentious language.
what is Bombastic
400
a sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong emotions.
what is exclamatory?
400
a sentence where the main idea comes first.
what is a loose sentence?
400
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
what is Anaphora?
400
A device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are  placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise.
what is juxtaposition?
400
Said or done in a forceful way
what is emphatic?
500
a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
what is a complex sentence?
500
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clause.
what is a compound-complex sentence?
500
a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first.
what is Chiasmus?
500
In a ___________ sentence, phrases and clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length.
what is a balanced sentence?
500
Having or showing knowledge that is learned by studying.
what is erudite?