Advanced Syntax Definitions

delibrate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of a sentence. Which one am I defining?

• Polysyndeton

• Asyndeton

• Ellipsis

• Anaphora

the delibrate omission of a word or words, which are readily implied by the context; it creates an elegant or daring economy of words. Which one am I defining?

• Epanalepsis

• Ellipsis

• Antimetabole

• Epistrophe

the repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; it tends to make the sentence or clause in which it occurs stand apart from its surroundings. Which word am I describing?

• Epistrophe

• Epanalepsis

• Antimetabole

• Ellipsis

the repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses; it sets up a pronounced rhythm and gains a special emphasis both by repeating the word and by putting the word in the final position. Which word am I describing?

• Epanalepsis

• Epistrophe

• Antimetabole

• Ellipsis

a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power through its inverse repetition. Which word am I describing?

• Epanalepsis

• Antimetabole

• Asyndeton

• Ellipsis

the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses; it helps to establish a strong rhythm and produces a powerful emotional effect. Which word am I describing?

• Epanalepsis

• Anaphora

• Antimetabole

• Ellipsis

the repetition of the last of one clause at the beginning of the following clause; it ties the sentence to its surronding. Which word am I describing?

• Epanalepsis

• Anadiplosis

• Antimetabole

• Ellipsis

the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis - to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern; it slows the pace of the sentence. Which word am I describing?

• Epanalepsis

• Polysyndeton

• Antimetabole

• Ellipsis