Literary Terms Flashcards

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Sentence that makes a statement

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Declarative sentence

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Sentence that gives a command

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Imperative sentence

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Sentence that asks a question

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Interrogative sentence

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Sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong emotion

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Exclamatory sentence

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5
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Sentence that contains two statements that are balanced, but opposite

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Antithetical sentences

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Sentence where the phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning or length

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Balanced sentence

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Sentence containing an independent clause and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses

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Complex sentence

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Sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or by a coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma

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Compound sentence

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Sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses

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Compound-Complex sentence

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Sentence that has its main clause at the beginning of the sentence

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Loose or Cumulative sentence

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Sentence that has its main clause at the end of the sentence. It forces the reader to retain information from the beginning of the sentence and often builds to a climactic statement with meaning unfolding slowly

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Periodic sentence

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12
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Sentence that contains one independent clause

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Simple sentence

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13
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The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence

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Syntax

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14
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A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit

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Juxtaposition

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15
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Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate

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Natural order of a sentence

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Deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses; it speeds the pace of the sentence

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Asyndeton

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Sentence that involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject

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Inverted order of a sentence

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Question that requires no answer.

Used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct sentence

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Rhetorical question

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Sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect

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Rhetorical fragment