Literary Terms

Question 1

Sentence that makes a statement

Answer 1

Declarative sentence

Question 2

Sentence that gives a command

Answer 2

Imperative sentence

Question 3

Sentence that asks a question

Answer 3

Interrogative sentence

Question 4

Sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong emotion

Answer 4

Exclamatory sentence

Question 5

Sentence that contains two statements that are balanced, but opposite

Answer 5

Antithetical sentences

Question 6

Sentence where the phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning or length

Answer 6

Balanced sentence

Question 7

Sentence containing an independent clause and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses

Answer 7

Complex sentence

Question 8

Sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or by a coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma

Answer 8

Compound sentence

Question 9

Sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses

Answer 9

Compound-Complex sentence

Question 10

Sentence that has its main clause at the beginning of the sentence

Answer 10

Loose or Cumulative sentence

Question 11

Sentence that has its main clause at the end of the sentence. It forces the reader to retain information from the beginning of the sentence and often builds to a climactic statement with meaning unfolding slowly

Answer 11

Periodic sentence

Question 12

Sentence that contains one independent clause

Answer 12

Simple sentence

Question 13

The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence

Answer 13

Syntax

Question 14

A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit

Answer 14

Juxtaposition

Question 15

Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate

Answer 15

Natural order of a sentence

Question 16

Deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of the sentence

Answer 16

Asyndeton

Question 17

Sentence that involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject

Answer 17

Inverted order of a sentence

Question 18

Question that requires no answer.

Used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct sentence

Answer 18

Rhetorical question

Question 19

Sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect

Answer 19

Rhetorical fragment