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asyndeton
‖ asyndeton (əˈsɪndɪtən) [L., a. Gr. τὸ ἀσύνδετον, subst. use of ἀσύνδετος unconnected, f. ἀ priv. + σύνδετος, vbl. adj. f. συν-δέ-ειν to bind together.] A rhetorical figure which omits the conjunction. asyndetic (æsɪnˈdɛtɪk), a., characterized by asyndeton, not connected by conjunctions; hence asyn...
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Asyndeton
Asyndeton (, ; from the , "unconnected", sometimes called asyndetism) is a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted External links
Asyndetic Coordination @ The Internet Grammar of English
Audio illustrations of asyndeton
Figures of speech
Grammar
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Syndeton
See also
Asyndeton, coordination without conjunctions
Polysyndeton, coordination with many conjunctions
References
Grammar
Syntax
pt:Oração sindética
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syndeton
syndeton Gram. (ˈsɪndɪtən) [Back-formation from asyndeton and polysyndeton: cf. syndetic a.] (See quots. 1954, 1972.)1954 Pei & Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 210 Syndeton, a phrase or construction in which the elements are linked together by connecting particles. 1971 Computers & Humanities V. 262 The fr...
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dialyton
† diˈalyton Rhet. Obs. [L., a. Gr. τὸ διάλυτον, subst. use of διάλυτος: see dialytic.] = dialysis 1 b.1657 J. Smith Myst. Rhet. 182 Dialyton..is all one with Asyndeton. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Dialyton, a Rhetorical Figure, when several Words are put together without any Conjunction Copulative. ...
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Aphelia (rhetoric)
Parataxis and asyndeton are also expected within the plain style.
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Scheme (rhetoric)
flow of the sentence
Apposition – The placing of two elements side by side, in which the second defines the first
Omission
Ellipsis – Omission of words
Asyndeton Repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse order
Assonance – The repetition of vowel sounds, most commonly within a short passage of verse
Asyndeton
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polysyndeton
‖ polysyndeton Rhet. (pɒlɪˈsɪndɪtən) Also 6 polisindeton. [mod.L., a. Gr. *τὸ πολυσύνδετον, prop. neut. adj. (cf. asyndeton), f. πολυ-, poly- + σύνδετος, verbal adj. f. συν-δέ-ειν to bind together.] A figure consisting in the use of several conjunctions in close succession; usually, the repetition o...
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Polysyndeton
(Toni Morrison, Beloved, 1987)
See also
Asyndeton, coordination without conjunctions
Syndeton, coordination with one conjunction
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dialysis
dialysis (daɪˈælɪsɪs) Pl. dialyses. [a. Gr. διάλυσις separation, dissolution; f. διαλύειν to part asunder, f. δια- through, asunder + λύειν to loose.] † 1. Rhet. a. A statement of disjunctive propositions. b. = asyndeton. Obs.1586 Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 98 Dialisis, a separation of one thing ...
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Parallelism (grammar)
Parallelism may be accompanied by other figures of speech such as antithesis, anaphora, asyndeton, climax, epistrophe, and symploce.
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Conjunction (grammar)
A comma splice should not be confused, though, with the literary device called asyndeton, in which coordinating conjunctions are purposely omitted for See also
Asyndeton
Cohesion (linguistics)
Conjunctive adverb
Conjunctive mood, sometimes used with conjunctions
Genitive connector
Logical conjunction
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James Noel Adams
Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2021, .
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One Today
The style is mostly nominal and where the lyrical discourse proceeds for asyndeton the speed of the rhythm creates breathtaking poetic-narrative sequences
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Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
: Madelaine Lucas: "Ruins"
2019: Sonja Dechian: "The Point-Blank Murder"
2020: Mykaela Saunders: "River Story"
2021: Camilla Chaudhary: "The Enemy, Asyndeton
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