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12 Cards in this Set
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Balanced Sentence
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both halves of the sentences are equally important
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Freight-Train
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sentence consisting of three or more short independent clauses (joined by conjunctions)
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Inverted
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reversal of normal word order; the modifier or verb comes first
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Parallel
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two or more equal grammatical constructions close together
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Periodic
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main idea or central thought at the end of the sentence
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Loose
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main idea comes first
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Anaphora
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repetition at the beginning of a word, phrase, clause, or sentences
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Asyndeton
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commas used with no conjunctions to separate a serious of words
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Polysyndeton
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conjunctions with no commas used to separate a serious of words
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Chiasmus
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Arrangement of repeated thoughts in the patter of XYYX
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Negative-Positive
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sentence beginning with what's untrue and ending with what's true
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Tricolon
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sentence consistingthree parts of equal importance and length
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