sentence flow
Writing's natural movement
Sentence flow is the smooth progression of ideas from one sentence to the next, creating writing that reads naturally and carries the reader forward without awkward stops or jarring transitions.
Good sentence flow varies rhythm and length, connects thoughts logically, and avoids choppy or monotonous patterns: The paragraph has good sentence flow—each idea builds on the last.
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- proseUnversified language
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- stream of consciousnessNarrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
natural rhythm · readability · smoothness · transitions · paragraph breaks · pacing · coherence · clarity · word choice · writing · paragraphs · punctuation · commas · breath · reading aloud · music · continuity · linking
sentence flowchoppiness
Irregular, bumpy quality
jerkiness · disjointedness · fragmentation · abruptness · awkward phrasing
sentence flowfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
disjointedness · incoherence · disconnection · non sequiturs · disorganization
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