| 6802306281 | Simple | - one subject, one verb-one independent clause. | | 0 |
| 6802306282 | Simple Scheme Example | - I went running. | | 1 |
| 6802306283 | Compound | - two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon. | | 2 |
| 6802306284 | Compound | - independent clause joined by one or more subordinate clauses. | | 3 |
| 6802306285 | Compound Scheme Example | - I burned dinner but not the cake. | | 4 |
| 6802306286 | Compound-Complex | - two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clause. | | 5 |
| 6802306287 | Compund-Complex Scheme Example | - Although Frodo is naughty sometimes, I love him, and he loves me. | | 6 |
| 6802306288 | Loose/Cumulative | - the main idea is stated at the start of the sentence and followed by extra information.
- draws attention to the action. | | 7 |
| 6802306289 | Loose/Cumulative Scheme Example | - She quit work, the pressure had been too much to handle. | | 8 |
| 6802306290 | Periodic | - main idea is withheld until the end of the sentence.
- creates tension & suspense by placing emphasis on the things leading up to the action. | | 9 |
| 6802306291 | Periodic Scheme Example | - After working 60 hour weeks and making numerous sacrifices, Mia finally paid off her student loans. | | 10 |
| 6802306292 | Antithesis | - placing two opposites next to each other in order to create emphasis.
- involves balance. | | 11 |
| 6802306293 | Antithesis Scheme Example | - India is a poetic nation yet it demands new electrical plants. | | 12 |
| 6802306294 | Declarative Sentence Pattern | - a statement.
- "I have work today." | | 13 |
| 6802306295 | Interrogative Sentence Pattern | - a question.
- "How was your day?' | | 14 |
| 6802306296 | Imperative Sentence Pattern | - a command.
- "Get our your homework now." | | 15 |
| 6802306297 | Exclamatory Sentence Pattern | - an exclamation.
- "Dogs are the best!" | | 16 |
| 6802306298 | Juxtaposition | - un-associated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another.
- creates a relationship where one would not usually see one, shows contrast.
- involves balance. | | 17 |
| 6802306299 | Juxtaposition Scheme Example | - The apparition of these faces in the crowd / Petals on a white black bough. | | 18 |
| 6802306300 | Parallelism | - structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence.
- creates a sense of equality among all actions.
- each word has a grammatical "friend". | | 19 |
| 6802306301 | Parallelism Scheme Example | - I ate the pie, washed the dishes, and brushed my teeth. | | 20 |
| 6802306302 | Repetition | - words, sounds, & ideas used more than once.
- enhances rhythm and creates emphasis. | | 21 |
| 6802306303 | Repetition Scheme Example | - "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." | | 22 |
| 6802306304 | Rhetorical Question | - a question that expects no response.
- used to show that the answer is so obvious it goes w/out saying. | | 23 |
| 6802306305 | Rhetorical Question Scheme Example | - "Do I really look that stupid to you?" | | 24 |
| 6802306306 | Alliteration | - repetition of constant sounds at the beginning or in the middle of two or more adjacent words.
- often used to create tone. | | 25 |
| 6802306307 | Alliteration Scheme Example | - Bumble bees fight feverishly for their flowers. | | 26 |
| 6802306308 | Asydenton | - the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses.
- often results in a rushed and passionate tone. | | 27 |
| 6802306309 | Asydenton Scheme Example | - "I came, I saw, I conquered." - Julius Caesar | | 28 |
| 6802306310 | Polysyndenton | - deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis.
- makes a list seem even longer. | | 29 |
| 6802306311 | Polysydenton Scheme Example | - I had so many things to do. I had to do a calc problem set and walk my dog and clean the bathroom and go food shopping. | | 30 |
| 6802306312 | Zeugma | - usage of a verb that has 2 different meanings with objects that compliment both meanings.
- creates a sense of equality. | | 31 |
| 6802306313 | Zeugma Scheme Example | - Nick saved both the bug and the day. | | 32 |
| 6802306314 | Parenthesis | - interruption of the flow of a passage in order to provide necessary, on the spot information.
- often creates a conversational tone. | | 33 |
| 6802306315 | Parenthesis Scheme Example | - Sports nights always attracted the wannabe jocks- who would expect any different?- who were overly eager to start on varsity. | | 34 |
| 6802306316 | Appositive | - two coordinating elements are set side by side, and the second explain or modifies the first. | | 35 |
| 6802306317 | Appositive Scheme Example | - Marie Curie, a world-renowned scientist, would be amazed by all of the recent discoveries in chemistry. | | 36 |
| 6802306318 | Climax | - the repetition of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing number or importance.
- draws attention to the last item in the list. | | 37 |
| 6802306319 | Climax Scheme Examples | - Their quest was for gold, glory, and God. | | 38 |
| 6802306320 | Inversion | - invert basic sentence pattern for emphasis.
- draws attention on the inverted phrase & leads to a more formal tone.
- think Yoda. | | 39 |
| 6802306321 | Inversion Scheme Example | - He could never forgive this.
This he could never forgive. | | 40 |
