Rhetorical Structures

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Social media did not invent the racism that has always existed in any society; it organised it, amplified it, and handed it a megaphone.

Grammar Reference · Rhetorical Structures

Tricolon

Three parallel units of rising force. She arrived, she listened, and she understood. The third unit carries the weight.

Anaphora

Repeated opening phrase across clauses. Not the city, not the country, not the continent — she was home. Builds rhythm and pressure.

Antithesis

Two contrasting halves in one structure. She was present in body but absent in spirit. Contrast sharpens the idea.

Periodic sentence

The main clause arrives last. Having waited fifteen years and feared what she might find, she finally knocked on the door.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Rhetorical Structures

1.She was tired. She was frustrated. She was ready to stop explaining herself.

2.They had dismissed her. They had ignored her. They had tried to erase her.

3.The film was personal but it was also political.

4.Even though the journey had taken years to plan and weeks to complete, the reunion lasted only one afternoon.

5.He spoke. He paused. He waited for the room to understand.

6.Not for his family, not for his city, not for his country — he had done it for himself.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The singer felt confused. She felt unwelcome. She felt like a stranger in her own home.

2.The hostility says nothing about her and everything about the people expressing it.

3.She had waited years before she was ready to go back.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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