Use asyndeton, polysyndeton, and anaphora as literary listing and opening devices (CCSS L.7.5.a; RL.7.4)
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~6 min eng.g7.s.ex_21

Device Identification

Prompt

Identify the device in each sentence. (1) 'I came, I saw, I conquered.' (2) 'And he saw the river and the bank and the tree and the boat.' (3) 'We will fight on the beaches. We will fight on the landing grounds. We will fight in the fields.' (4) 'She wrote stories, essays, poems, novels.' (5) 'She studied and she wrote and she revised.'

Answer criteria
type classification
correct
  1. asyndeton
  2. polysyndeton
  3. anaphora
  4. asyndeton
  5. polysyndeton
Hints
  1. Asyndeton = no conjunctions in a series.
  2. Polysyndeton = repeated conjunctions ('and... and... and').
  3. Anaphora = repeated opening phrase across sentences.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Confuses asyndeton with polysyndeton.
  • Identifies polysyndeton when there's just one 'and'.
Used in lessons