What does asyndeton mean?
Asyndeton means (grammar, rhetoric) Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect..
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/əˈsɪndətən/ · noun
(grammar, rhetoric) Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect..
Asyndeton, or the Loose language... as thus. I saw it, I said it, I will sweare it.
Asyndeton the Cop'latives denies. Faith, Justice, Truth, Religion, Mercy dies.
Asyndeton the copulative denies; And sometimes haste and rage sometimes implies.
Use asyndeton when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Asyndeton means (grammar, rhetoric) Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect..
Common synonyms include dissolutio, asyndesis, asyndetism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Asyndeton, or the Loose language... as thus. I saw it, I said it, I will sweare it.
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