Syntax: Sentence Structure Types Flashcards
What is the definition of Simple Sentence structure?
A simple sentence with just a subject and a verb
How do you analyze simple sentences?
They focus on one specific fact or clarify a thought
What is the definition of periodic sentence structure?
Main clause comes after some subordinate clauses
How do you analyze periodic sentence structure?
Brings tension to the end of the sentence, stressing its importance
What is the definition of Cumulative sentence structure?
Main clause at the start followed by subordinate clauses
How do you analyze Cumulative sentence structure
Conversational tone with the main clause first then subordinate clauses after
What is the definition of Inverted sentence structure?
A sentence where the subject comes after the verb
What is an example of an inverted sentence
To me alone there came a thought of grief
How do you analyze Inverted structure?
Sentences sound unusual to highlight a speakers thought by putting readers off rhythm
What is the definition for Parallel/Balanced sentence structures?
Using the same pattern of words in similar or parallel forms
How do you analyze Balanced/Parallel sentences?
Writer frames an argument in a balanced structure to draw attention
What is a tricolon/triadic sentence?
3 main clauses in an overall sentence.
What is an example of a triadic sentence structure?
“I came, I saw, I conquered”
How do you analyze Triadic sentence structures?
The structure creates a sense of rhythm and power, and balance.
What is a sentence with an Anaphora structure?
Repeating a word at the beginning of successive clauses
What is an example of an anaphora sentence structure
With malice toward none with charity for all
How do you analyze an Anaphora sentence structure
Gives the same structure as balance and parallelism but uses low freq lexis
What are rhetorical questions?
A question that doesn’t expect an answer
What is a rhetorical question example
Why give up your life when you could give up billions of others?
How do you analyze rhetorical questions
Makes a reader question their views when the speaker points out an issue
What is the Definition of Chiasmus?
A sentence with an ABBA structure
What is a Chiasmus sentence example?
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
How do you analyze Chiasmus?
Catches a readers attention by rephrasing a simple statement.
What is an Antithesis sentence?
When parallelism is used to contrast words that are opposite of each other
What are some Antithesis examples?
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools
How do you Analyze Antithesis
Shows ideas more vividly with simple speech, contrast with pros and cons
What is an antithetical clause?
A group of words in the same sentence that contrast and compliment each other
What is an example of an Antithetical clause
I love chocolate candy but I hate chocolate milk
How do you analyze Antithetical clauses
Reverses idea of one thing by using it in a separate context, highlighting views on it.
What is Syntactic parallelism?
Usage of the same verb form in a clause
What is a Syntactic parallelism example?
“She wants to sing, she wants to act, she wants to dance. “
How do you analyze Syntactic parallelism?
Repeated clauses provide emphasis to ideas the author is conveying and showing passion
