Rhetorical Structures

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Truth is not something we seize but something that seizes us. It reveals itself to a consciousness that humbly sees everything as a miracle. Such a consciousness is patient. It can wait for years.

Grammar Reference · Rhetorical Structures

Tricolon

Three parallel units of equal or rising weight. She read, she reflected, she wrote. Creates rhythm and completeness.

Anaphora

Repetition of an opening word or phrase across successive clauses. We need patience. We need silence. We need time. Builds emphasis.

Antithesis

A sharp contrast placed in parallel structure. Not what we chase, but what we allow. Clarifies by opposition.

Periodic sentence

Main clause withheld until the end. After all the noise, all the data, all the striving, clarity came. Creates suspense and weight.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Rhetorical Structures

1.He paused. He breathed. He began again. → Rewrite as a tricolon.

2.We need curiosity. We need courage. We need patience. → Rewrite as anaphora.

3.Data accumulates quickly, but wisdom arrives slowly. → Rewrite as antithesis.

4.The answer appeared only after she had walked, waited, and let go. → Make it periodic.

5.He worked hard. He never stopped. He ignored everything around him. → Tricolon.

6.The more we demand answers, the further they retreat. → Antithesis.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The scientist was focused. She was dedicated. She was relentless.

2.Noise fills our days, but silence restores our minds.

3.After the long walk, after the sleepless night, after the failed calculation — the answer finally arrived.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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