Syntax -- Schemes of Reversal Flashcards
Anadiplosis
The repetition of the last word or phrase from the previous p/c at the beginning of the next.
(…………………X,X………………)
Anadiplosis Example
Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our tale
Wales is the land of my fathers my fathers can have it.
Anastrophe
Inversion of natural word order (yoda)
Anastrophe Example
Neither a borrower nor a lender be
Name must your far we broke banish it you can
Antimetabole
Repetition of words in succesive p/c in reverse grammatical order
(x………y,y………..X)
Antimetabole Example
You have seen how a man was made a slave ow you will see how a slave was made a man
Epanalepsis
Repetition at the end of a p/c of the word or words that occured at the beginning of the same p/c
(X………….X)
Epanalepsis Example
In times like these it is helpful to remember that there have always been times like these