Week 11 Vocabulary

Question 1

Also known as parallel structure.
Sentence construction which places
equal grammatical construction near
each other or repeats identical
grammatical patterns.

Answer 1

Parallelism

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Anaphora

Question 3

When the same words are used twice in
succession, but the second time, the
order of the words is reversed.

Answer 3

Chiasmus

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Antithesis

Question 5

When a single word governs or modifies two or more
other words, and the meaning of the first word must
change for the other words it governs or modifies.

Answer 5

Zeugma