Syntax Review 7

A fool with his friends, and with his wife a fool.

• anadiplosis

• epanalepsis

• chiasmus

• polysyndeton

"Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I." 2 Corrinthians 11:22

• anadiplosis

• epanalepsis

• epistrophe

• chiasmus

"In the end, the true test is not the speeches a president delivers; it’s whether the president delivers on the speeches." (Hillary Clinton, March 2008)

• epanalepsis

• epistrophe

• chiasmus

• anadiplosis

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Next time there won't be a next time.

• epistrophe

• epanalepsis

• anadiplosis

• chiasmus

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you." (Yoda in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menance)

• zeugma

• anadiplosis

• epistrophe

• chiasmus

"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget." (Cormac McCarthy, The Road)

• anaphora

• anadiplosis

• polysyndeton

• chiasmus

"Speed up the film, Montag, quick. Click, Pic, Look, Eye, Now, Flick, Here, There, Swift, Pace, Up, Down, In, Out, Why, How, Who, What, Where, Eh? Uh! Bang! Smack! Wallop, Bing, Bong, Boom!"(Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)

• asyndeton

• anadiplosis

• polysyndeton

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious" (George Orwell, 1984)

• chiasmus

• epistrophe

• asyndeton

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends, you don't look at any of my friends, and you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends (The Breakfast club)

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• polysyndeton

• epanalepsis

Every breath you take

Every move you make

Every bond you break

Every step you take

I’ll be watching you

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• anadiplosis

• chiasmus

• Creepy AF! (as fart)