RL5 Flashcards
Parallel Structure
The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.
Ex: crafty men condemn at does. Simple men admire them, and wise men use them
Polysyndeton
A sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series. In case of x, y and z, Polysyndeton results in X Y and Z
:we lived and laughed and loved and left
Loose Sentence
One in which the main clause come first, followed by further dependent grammatical units
Ex: Hester gaEd after him a while, looking with a half-fantastic curiosity to see whether the tender grass of early spring would not be blighted beneath him, and show the wavering track of his footsteps, sere and brown, across it’s cheerful vendure.
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for fact.
Ex: of I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines the opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
Ex: jumbo shrimp