| name | oiticica-anacoluthon |
| description | Apply Oiticica's anacoluthon concept in modern English with concise rules, objective rubrics, and concrete contrast. |
Oiticica Anacoluthon
Use this skill when reviewing or rewriting English prose where anacoluthon is the controlling issue.
Source concept: Anacoluthon is a break in logical order, usually by changing the expected subject or construction.
Rules
- Track the sentence's announced subject or construction to its grammatical completion.
- Flag a break when the sentence starts one structure and finishes another by accident.
- Repair by restoring the promised subject, adding the missing link, or splitting the sentence.
- Keep deliberate anacoluthon in dramatic speech when it expresses interruption or emotion.
Review Shape
Use the source-model shape for strong models:
Principle:
<oiticica-anacoluthon: one sentence naming the concept>
Preserve:
<supplied example text>
Why:
<why the model satisfies the concept>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Use the repair shape for weak passages:
Principle:
<oiticica-anacoluthon: one sentence naming the concept>
Weak:
<small passage or paraphrase>
Fault:
<name the exact broken relation>
Better:
<corrected version>
Why:
<explain how the revision restores the relation>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Start Principle with the exact skill name oiticica-anacoluthon.
If the prompt says source-model or source-model paraphrase, copy the supplied example in Preserve and do not use repair headings.
Objective Rubric
- The announced construction is identified.
- The point of break is identified.
- The repair completes one coherent construction.
- Deliberate speech effects are not overcorrected.
Pass only when every applicable check passes. If correctness fails, fix or name that failure before judging style.
English Rule
Apply modern English grammar, punctuation, morphology, idiom, and prosody. Do not transfer Portuguese orthography or grammar into English.
Source Boundary
Source notes live in references/notes.md.
Do not invent source quotations. If an example is labeled as a paraphrase or invented passage, preserve that boundary in the review.
When a task asks for a Preserve section, copy the supplied example text exactly; do not replace it with imagined source prose.