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| 7763878982 | transition | links one example/idea to another (ex. ____; therefore, ____) | 0 | |
| 7763901504 | anaphora | repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence (must be 2x or more) | 1 | |
| 7763910388 | rhetorical questions | questions with no expected answer, used to further argument or call the audience to action | 2 | |
| 7763920709 | telegraphic sentence | sentence with 5 words or less, no unnecessary description, used to speed up writing (ex. I looked at his face. Then the jeep turned over.) | 3 | |
| 7763932796 | periodic sentence | holds the main idea until the end of the sentence (ex. Because she knows the filing system well, has more experience, and is available, Sarah will be in charge next week.) | 4 | |
| 7763951171 | cumulative sentence | starts with main idea followed with details or reasons (ex. He was offered a sponsorship because ______) | 5 | |
| 7763969721 | tricolon | 3 parts: sentence with 3 distinct parts (ex. "I came; I saw; I conquered.") | 6 | |
| 7763980898 | polysyndeton | X and Y and Z, all hold equal value, joins words in a series with conjunction | 7 | |
| 7763996643 | pacing | speed of a piece; short sentences speed up, long sentences with descriptions slow down | 8 | |
| 7764012995 | inversion | reverse the normal word order (ex. Sober she was not) | 9 | |
| 7764018062 | syntactic fluency | variety of sentence structures and lengths done effectively and well | 10 | |
| 7764024507 | syntactic permutation | writing that is difficult to follow | 11 | |
| 7764026443 | freight train | independent clauses joined together with a conjunction, usually 'and' | 12 | |
| 7764033928 | parallelism/parallel structure | same form throughout, list (ex. We were eating, drinking, and talking.) | 13 |
