Syntactic Patterning Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What acronym do you use to remember these features?
A
- PAL
2
Q
What are the three features?
A
- Parallelism
- Antithesis
- Listing
3
Q
What is parallelism?
A
- When a phrase is repeated/parallel structure
4
Q
What is parallel in this example?
“our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedoms”
A
- The possessive determiner and noun phrase
5
Q
What is antithesis?
A
- Parallel phrases with opposite meanings
- e.g. ‘can shake’ vs. ‘cannot touch’
6
Q
What is listing?
A
- Providing a sequence of words/phrases one after the other
- e.g. ‘fear, distress and uncontrollable anger’
7
Q
What is the effect of listing?
A
- Packages ideas
- Layering
