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| Repetition of the last word of one clasue at the beginning of following clause |
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| Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses |
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| Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order |
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| The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often used in parallel structure |
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Placing side by side two coordinate elements, the seconds which serves as an explanation of the first
(like an appositive) |
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| deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses |
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reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
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| Arrangemnt of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance |
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| Deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context |
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| Repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause |
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| Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses |
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| a scheme of parallel structure whcih are similar in grammatical structure but also in length |
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| Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word, phrases, or clauses |
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| Insertion of same verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentences |
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| Repetition of words derived from the same root |
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| Deliberate use of many conjuntions |
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| A question which does not require an answer because the answer is obvious. |
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| Interrogative (functional) |
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| Simple sentence (grammatical) |
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| Compound Sentence (grammatical) |
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| Two or more indeoendent clauses joined togetherusing one of the three glue methods |
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| Complex sentence (grammatical) |
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| one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses |
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| compound- complex semetnce (grammatical) |
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| made up of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses |
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| Periodic Sentence (rhetorical) |
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-Main idea comes at the end
-not gramatically complete till the end |
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| Cumulative sentence (rhetorical) |
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-begins with the main idea
-followed with phrases and clauses |
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| speaker-> subject-> audience-> |
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| states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about |
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| the evidence or data which you cite to support your claim |
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| the warrant interprets the data and shows how it supports your claim |
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| frank, outspoken, open, sincere |
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| filled with or motivated by enthusiasim |
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| characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing |
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| expressing strong disapproval or censure |
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-an act of cruelty or violence
-anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings |
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-of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria
-uncontrollably emotional |
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| to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of |
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| providing sympathy or encouragement |
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| characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy |
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| to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt |
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| showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority |
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| involving the use or exercise of judgment |
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