Rhetorical Structures

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

This theme is not about flattening those differences into a single narrative. It's about holding them together — recognising that what connects us is not sameness, but solidarity.

Grammar Reference · Rhetorical Structures

Tricolon

Three parallel units, often rising in weight or emotion. We came, we marched, we were seen. Creates rhythm and emphasis.

Anaphora

Repetition of an opening word or phrase across clauses. Some are celebrated. Some are fighting. Some are silent. Builds cumulative force.

Antithesis

Two contrasting ideas placed in parallel structure. Not sameness, but solidarity. Sharpens contrast and clarifies argument.

Periodic sentence

Main clause withheld until the end. Through decades of silence, through quiet resistance, through countless small acts — change arrived.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Rhetorical Structures

1.The announcement was in its language — structured, deliberate, and politically aware.

2.Her speech used to open each paragraph with the same phrase, reinforcing the central demand.

3.The slogan worked through : it placed two opposing ideas in the same breath.

4.After thirty years of activism, after countless setbacks, after moments of doubt — the vote finally .

5.The movement has always been shaped by race, gender, and .

6.Visibility is not a single spotlight — it is a , brightened by every voice that joins it.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.We marched. We sang. We stood together.

2.The theme does not erase difference. The theme holds difference together.

3.Despite the rain, despite the small crowd, despite the years of doubt, the march was worth everything.

4.People brought stories. People brought flags. People brought silence.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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