ASYNDETON

Asyndeton

Asyndeton is a figure of speech in which one or several conjunctions are omitted from a series of related clauses. Examples are veni, vidi, vici and its English translation "I came, I saw, I conquered". Its use can have the effect of speeding up the rhythm of a passage and making a single idea more memorable. Asyndeton may be contrasted with syndeton and polysyndeton, which describe the use of one or multiple coordinating conjunctions, respectively.

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asyndeton

Noun

  1. A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses.


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