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Sentence Patters 1: Nathan Richardson Ms. Williams 9 Period 8 September 2014
Sentence Patters 1: Nathan Richardson Ms. Williams 9 Period 8 September 2014
Ms. Williams
9
th
period
8 September 2014
Sentence Patters 1
1. Appositive Phrase: Chuck Wilson, the best charlatan this side of the Mississippi, was at it
again.
2. Anaphora: He appears; he stupefies; he vanishes.
3. Asyndeton: Hed take advantage of men, women, professors, students, novices, experts.
4. Distinctio: He was a great man, if a great man is determined by wits and skill.
5. Anadiplosis: From El Paso to Las Vegas. Las Vegas to Albuquerque. Albuquerque to
Phoenix. He was constantly denounced.
6. Antithesis: Nobody likes a liar, but everyone loves a story teller.
7. Apostrophe: Luck has always been a faithful ally to Chuck.
8. Apophasis: Theres no need to mention his incredible talent with wooing women.
9. Catachresis: Their hearts would avalanche at the sight of him.
10. Antimetable: He wasnt his success that left him with no reticence; it was the lack of
reticence that made him successful.