Syntactic Patterning

Question 1

Syntactic Patterning

Answer 1

PAL. often employed by authors to support a function
or purpose, allowing them to create rhythmic and memorable pieces of texts.
Syntactic patterns serve to draw readers’ or listeners’ attention to a component
of a text in a way that reinforces meaning and understanding

Question 2

Parallelism

Answer 2

the repetition of grammatical structures two or more times in
succession

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

presentation of two contrasting ideas near one another in
parallel structures. Antithesis is used to create a balance between opposing ideas
and to emphasise this contrast. Antithetical phrases can use antonymy (use of
opposites), irony, contrast in scale or other means to juxtapose the ideas

Question 4

Listing

Answer 4

used to present a series of related ideas, items or elements, usually in a
similar grammatical form. Words, phrases or clauses in a list are often introduced
by a colon and are separated by commas or semicolons