AP Language Syntax Words Flashcards
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4973234344 | Declarative | Statement | 0 | |
4973234345 | Interrogative | Question | 1 | |
4973234346 | Imperative | command | 2 | |
4973234347 | exclamatory | exclamation | 3 | |
4973234348 | Simple | one subject, one verb=one independent clause | 4 | |
4973234349 | compound | 2 independent clauses and a conjunction or semicolon | 5 | |
4973234350 | complex | one independent, one or more subordinate clauses | 6 | |
4973234351 | compound-complex | 2 or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses | 7 | |
4973234352 | Loose/Cumulative | Main idea stated at beginning followed by more info | 8 | |
4973234353 | Periodic | Main idea at end of sentence | 9 | |
4973234354 | Antithesis | Placing two opposites next to each other | 10 | |
4973234355 | Juxtaposition | Two words not associated with each other next to each other | 11 | |
4973234356 | Parallelism | Structural similarity between sentences | 12 | |
4973234357 | Repetition | Words or sounds used more than once for emphasis | 13 | |
4973234358 | Rhetorical Question | Question that expects no answer | 14 | |
4973234359 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 15 | |
4973234360 | Asyndeton | Omission of conjunctions between clauses | 16 | |
4973234361 | Polysyndeton | Use of many conjunctions for emphasis | 17 | |
4973234363 | Parenthetical | Interruption of the flow of the sentence to insert necessary info using parentheses | 18 | |
4973234364 | Appositive | A phrase that modifies the one before it | 19 | |
4973234366 | Inversion | Inverting basic sentence structure for emphasis | 20 | |
4973264982 | Epistrophe | repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses | 21 | |
4973268095 | Anadiplosis | A word is used at the end of a clause and then again at the beginning of the next clause | 22 | |
4973277522 | Antimetabole | A phrase or sentence repeated in reverse order | 23 | |
4973282835 | Anaphora | A repetition of a beginning phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 24 | |
4973291935 | Telegraphic | a short simple sentence | 25 |