Sentence Structure… …in regards to style

Objectives Review basic sentence types Utilize basic sentence types in more interesting writing methods Understand how to fluently emphasize a point Successfully analyze writing using acquired knowledge

Simple Sentence Breakdown Simple sentences Ex) The boy ran fast! Ex) This much we pledge – and more. Complex sentences She began by sitting and thinking, soon she was just sitting. Ex) She began by sitting and thinking, but soon she was just sitting.

Different Types of Sentences Declarative Sentence – makes a statement Interrogative Sentence – asks a question Imperative Sentence – a command Hortative Sentence – an urging sentence

Usage Options Anaphora – the repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses Emphasizes a main point rather than simply stating it. Ex) “Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? No says the man in Washington… no says the man in the Vatican… no says the man in Moscow!”

More Usage Options Antithesis – the contrast of thoughts in two phrases, clauses, or sentences By juxtaposing two contrasting ideas, the author creates more interesting writing and emphasizes a point. “People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people!”

Even More Usage Options Antimetabole – the identical or near repetition in one phrase or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause Similar to antithesis, but antimetabole makes use of similar, not necessarily opposing, viewpoints. Don’t worry about this too much.

Some More Usage Options Parallelism – the repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns Ex) “If we are really dying, let us feel the rattle in our throats and feel cold in the extremities; if we are alive, let us go about our business.” ~Henry David Thoreau Utilizes similar grammatical structure throughout the four clauses. Pg. 339

Work Cited The Language of Composition