Word Order Terms

Question 1

A sentence in which a main clause is followed by one or more subordinate phrases and clauses

Answer 1

Loose Sentence

Question 2

A long and frequently involved sentence in which the sense is not completed until the final word

Answer 2

Periodic Sentence

Question 3

a sentence that cannot stand by itself

Answer 3

Fragment

Question 4

establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure.

Answer 4

Antithesis

Question 5

Placing two items side by side, reinforces compare and contrast

Answer 5

Juxtaposition

Question 6

Arranging words, clauses, or phrases in order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis

Answer 6

Climax

Question 7

an adjective or adjective phrase appropriately qualifying a subject (noun) by naming a key or important characteristic of the subject

Answer 7

Epithet

Question 8

might be called “reverse parallelism,” since the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order.

Answer 8

Chaismus

Question 9

Recurring structural similarity

Answer 9

Parallelism

Question 10

the use of conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause

Answer 10

Polysyndeton

Question 11

Consists of the omission of conjunctions between phrases, words, or clauses

Answer 11

Asyndeton