Syntax Exercise: Answers

1.

a. anaphora, parallelism, antithesis, polysyndeton
b. polyptoton, antithesis
c. antimetabole, parallelism, antithesis
d. antithesis
e. ellipsis, parallelism
f. parenthesis
g. parenthesis
h. antithesis, parallelism, isocolon
i. asyndeton, parallelism, climax
j. anastrophe/inversion
k. ellipsis, parallelism
l. parallelism, climax
m. chiasmus, antithesis
n. apposition
o. asyndeton, parallelism
p. anastrophe/inversion
q. rhetorical question
r. periodic sentence

2.

a. 1--cpx; 2--s; 3--cpx; 4--s; 5--cpd; 6--s; 7--s; 8--s.
b. 1--adverb clause; 2--prepositional phrases; 3--subject; 7--adverb.
c. 5--yes; 6--no.

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