Schemes

Question 1

Parallelism (parallel structure or balanced sentences)

Answer 1

Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. Used to add emphasis, organization, or sometimes pacing to writing.

Ex: “Cinderella swept the floor, dusted the mantle, and beat the rugs.”

Question 2

Repetition

Answer 2

An instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage–dwelling on a point.

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure.

Ex: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

Question 4

Juxtaposition

Answer 4

Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison. Authors often use juxtaposition of ideas or examples in order to make a point.

Ex: An author might juxtapose the average day of a
typical American with that of someone in the third world in order to make a point of social commentary.

Question 5

Anaphora

Answer 5

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point more coherent.

Ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

Question 6

Subordination

Answer 6

The process of linking two clauses in a sentence so that one clause is dependent on (or subordinate to) another.