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AC Advanced Syntax 1-10

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Key vocabulary words for advanced sentence formation for style.

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248932292ellipsisomission or suppression of parts of words or sentences; three periods to end a sentence . . .
248932293anadiplosisrepetition of a word at the end of a clause at the beginning of another
248932294anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the BEGINNING of consecutive lines or sentences
248932295epanalepsisbeginning and ending a phrase or clause with the same word or words: Ex. "Common sense is not so common." - Voltaire
248932296epistropherepetition of the same word or group of words at the END of successive clauses
248932297antithesisopposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction; juxtaposition within a sentence
248932298parallelismrepeated syntactical patterns used for effect
248932299staccatomarked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds; use of short, choppy words
248932300telegraphicspeech in which words not critical to the message are left out; fewer than five words
248932301periodicthe main idea is withheld until the end of the sentence; "end loaded"
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