asyndeton

[uh-sin-di-ton, -tuhn] / əˈsɪn dɪˌtɒn, -tən /

NOUN

figure of speech

Synonyms

WEAK

adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking

Example Sentences

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The asyndeton in this distich is odd, given the preceding series of connectives.

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But the asyndeton resulting from the suppression of these words was felt to be intolerable.

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The use of tmesis, asyndeton, anacoluthon, aposiopesis, hyperbaton, hyperbole, litotes, in Latin oratory and poetry.

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Therefore the figure asyndeton, whereby conjunctions are omitted, is highly commended by writers of rhetoric.

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