Transcript Syntax Notes!! Syntax= Sentence structure (for paragraphs too)

Syntax
Types of sentences (5)
1) Declarative- makes statements
2) Imperative- makes commands. Sometimes
contains the understood (you). Ex. Make
the bed.
3) Exclamatory- communicates strong emotion
or surprise
4) Interrogative- Asks questions
5) Conditional- Expresses wishes (if… then)
Ex.- If we legalize drugs, there will be more
crime, child abuse, etc.
Loose
Expresses the main thought near the
beginning and is followed by
explanatory material
Examples in packet.
Periodic
Postpones the most crucial point until
the end (often build suspense or adds
surprise)
Examples in packet.
Interrupted
Structure in which subordinate elements
come in the middle and are often set off
by dashes
Ex: The teacher-- what could she have
been thinking-- gave all the students A’s
on the exam.
Parallel (noun- parallelism)
When there is a series of coordinated elements,
all which have the same form and
grammatical function
(Isocolon- when parallel elements are similar
not only in structure but also in length-sometimes even to the same # of words or
even syllables)
Examples in packet
Balanced
One in which two parallel elements are
set off against each other like equal
weights on a scale.
Examples in packet.
Antithesis
Balanced parallelism that sets up an
opposition of ideas.
Example: It was the best of times; it was
the worst of times.
Anaphora
A type of parallelism that uses the same
word or phrase at the beginning of
several successive clauses
Example: “Let us march to the realization of the
American dream. Let us march on
segregated housing. Let us march
on segregated schools.”
-MLK
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Epistrophe
Anadiplosis
Epanalepsis
Antimetabole
Chiasmus
Polypton
Asyndeton- deliberate omission of conjunctions
Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.
Polysyndeton- deliberate insertion of extra
conjunctions
Example: He drove, and drove, and drove, and
ate, and drove some more.