Asyndeton (UK: /æˈsɪndɪtən, ə-/, US: /əˈsɪndətɒn, ˌeɪ-/; from the Greek: ἀσύνδετον, "unconnected", sometimes called asyndetism) is a literary scheme in...
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accompanied by other figures of speech such as antithesis, anaphora, asyndeton, climax, epistrophe, and symploce. Compare the following examples: All...
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hardly qualify as news in a newspaper." (Toni Morrison, Beloved, 1987) Asyndeton, coordination without conjunctions Syndeton, coordination with one conjunction...
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Rhetorical device (section Asyndeton/Polysyndeton)
yet doubts; suspects, yet strongly loves! — Shakespeare, Othello 3.3 Asyndeton is the removal of conjunctions like "or", "and", or "but" where it might...
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side, in which the second defines the first Ellipsis – Omission of words Asyndeton – Omission of conjunctions between related clauses Brachylogia – Omission...
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splice should not be confused, though, with the literary device called asyndeton, in which coordinating conjunctions are purposely omitted for a specific...
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Alternatively, "I came, I saw, I conquered" can be justified as an example of asyndeton, where the lack of the expected conjunction emphasizes the suddenness...
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English generally suggests a comma: "I will need bread, cheese, and ham". Asyndeton, coordination without conjunctions Polysyndeton, coordination with many...
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use the same letters. By mixing the letters a bit of humor is created. Asyndeton When sentences do not use conjunctions (e.g., and, or, nor) to separate...
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waw-consecutive verb forms, and in using particles like אשר and כי rather than asyndeton. Biblical Hebrew from after the Babylonian exile in 587 BCE is known as...
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Parallel syntax is often used in conjunction with antithesis, anaphora, asyndeton, climax, epistrophe and symploce. Parallel structure Usage of the same...
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stichomythia, and in nine memorable words deploys both anaphora and asyndeton: "to die: to sleep— / To sleep, perchance to dream". In contrast, when...
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simple style, without syntactical flourishes, and makes frequent use of asyndeton, where related thoughts are placed next to one another without conjunctions...
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sounds: "Smooth move!" or "Please leave!" or "That's the fact Jack!" Asyndeton: omission of conjunctions between related clauses. Chiasmus: two or more...
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splice should not be confused, though, with the literary device called asyndeton, in which coordinating conjunctions are purposely omitted for a specific...
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(detós, désis), δέμα (déma), δεσμός (desmós), δέσμα (désma) arthrodesis, asyndeton, desmid, desmitis, desmoid, desmoplasia, desmosome, diadem, plasmodesma...
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speech is full of rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, anacoluthon, asyndeton, anastrophe, hyperbaton, and others; most famously the rapid succession...
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assonance astrophic (of one or more stanzas) Having no particular pattern. asyndeton The omission of conjunctions between successive clauses. An example is...
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places key words for good effect and he employs linguistic devices such as asyndeton, familiar in common speech. He was capable of arresting imagery and memorable...
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numerous occurrences of coordinate structures that lack a coordinator (asyndeton), however. One might therefore argue instead that coordinate structures...
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systematically removes all except one of them, the point the speaker is arguing. Asyndeton is the presentation of concise clauses connected without conjunctions...
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(detós, désis), δέμα (déma), δεσμός (desmós), δέσμα (désma) arthrodesis, asyndeton, desmid, desmitis, desmoid, desmoplasia, desmosome, diadem, plasmodesma...
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Medieval rhetorical era. Assonance – words that repeat the same vowel sound. Asyndeton – the deliberate omission of conjunctions that would normally be used...
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tendency to juxtapose contrasting descriptions of deities, and the use of asyndeton. It is largely accepted in modern scholarship that the Orphic Hymns were...
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in length and lacks "poetic and rhetorical adornment." Parataxis and asyndeton are also expected within the plain style. Writing or speech using aphelia...
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35. 1983. "The Use of the Intersentence Conjunctions De, Oun, Kai, and Asyndeton in the Gospel of John". Novum Testamentum. 26. 1984. "Reforming Ontology...
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analysis, and selective omission of details. The use of such devices as asyndeton, anaphora, and chiasmus reflect preference for the old-fashioned Latin...
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witnessed the events. One figure of speech good for creating "vividness" was asyndeton: "the omission of conjunctions between clauses, often resulting in a hurried...
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2016, ISBN 978-1-107-13225-2. Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature. Cambridge University Press...
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rhetoric of all the characters, using anaphora, as the king does, but also asyndeton and highly developed metaphors, while at the same time managing to be...
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