5811822737 | Scheme | Any artful, that is, deliberate, variation from typical arrangements of words and sentences. | 0 | |
5811835723 | Parallelism | The same grammatical structure for similar elements. | 1 | |
5811843106 | Antithesis | Points out to the reader differences between two juxtaposed rather than similarities. | 2 | |
5811851349 | Parenthesis | Allows interruption | 3 | |
5811862765 | Appositive | A construction in which two coordinating elements are set side by side, and the second explains or modifies the first. | 4 | |
5811872235 | Ellipsis | Any omission of words, the meaning of which is provided by the overall context of the passage. | 5 | |
5811886413 | Asyndeton | An omission of conjunctions between related clauses. | 6 | |
5811894812 | Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or in the middle of two or more adjacent words. | 7 | |
5811904017 | Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of two or more adjacent words. | 8 | |
5811909217 | Anaphora | The repetition of the same group of words at the beginning or successive clauses. | 9 | |
5813133357 | Epistrophe | The repetition for the same group of words at the end of successive clauses. | 10 | |
5813324762 | Anadiplosis | The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. | 11 | |
5813328620 | Climax | The repetition of words, phrases, or clause in order of number or importance. | 12 |
AP Language and Composition Schemes Flashcards
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