Write a list of five nouns. Choose one noun and list three specific actions associated with that noun. List the actions in verb form ending in -ing Here is my example: My dog, Bella running quickly, barking loudly, playing happily.

4. Now imitate the following sentences utilizing your own ideas from Slide 1: I envision Bella. I envision Bella, running quickly, barking loudly, playing happily. Don’t forget the comma after each phrase.

5. Now turn the beginning part of that first declarative sentence into a question (interrogative): Can you imagine Bella? 6. And an exclamation: Bella! 7. And finally an imperative/command: Imagine Bella.

8. Finally, think of three specific locations associated with that noun, and imitate the following sentence using your own ideas. Utilize parallel structure. In the park, throughout the neighborhood, in the backyard, my pup played excitedly.

Syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences Syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences. In short, it is word order.

When we refer to syntax in the context of rhetorical analysis, we speak of the deliberate sentence structures an author utilizes to make her point.

When you analyze syntax, consider the following: The length of sentences Unusual sentence constructions The sentence patterns The kinds of sentences

a sentence in the form of a statement Declarative

How do I love thee? a sentence in the form of a question Interrogative

A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation exclamatory I love you!

Love me. A sentence that expresses a command imperative

A loose or cumulative sentence presents its central meaning at the beginning.

A periodic sentence presents its central meaning at the end.

Pacing “moves” a literary piece. When you analyze pacing, consider Sentence length Sentence type Punctuation

First try to classify the kind of sentence. Then try to determine how the author’s choices amplify meaning; in other words, why they work well for the author’s purpose.

1. I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster. 2. It was just after dark. 3. A blustery March wind whipped the steam coming out of the manholes, and people hurried along the sidewalks with their collars turned up. 4. I was stuck in traffic two blocks from the party where I was heading. Number your paper 1-4, then label each sentence: simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.