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| asyndeton definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 42 sets | |
| 2 | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words | 21 sets | |
| 3 | when the conjunctions (such as "and" or "but") that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence | 16 sets | |
| 4 | leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses | 13 sets | |
| 5 | the omission of a conjunction from a list ('chips beans peas vinegar salt pepper') | 9 sets | |
| 6 | commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. the parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. x, y, z as opposed to x, y, and z. | 8 sets | |
| 7 | omission of conjunctions | 8 sets | |
| 8 | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 7 sets | |
| 9 | the omission of conjunctions between related clauses | 6 sets | |
| 10 | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. | 5 sets | |
| 11 | linking of words or phrases with punctuation rather than conjunctions. it tightens the image and quickens the speed. it may also produce a sense of overwhelming. | 5 sets | |
| 12 | leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses. | 5 sets | |
| 13 | the omission of conjunctions | 4 sets | |
| 14 | consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. | 4 sets | |
| 15 | the omission of conjuctions between related clauses | 4 sets | |
| 16 | "i came. i saw. i conquered" instead of "i came and saw and conquered." | 3 sets | |
| 17 | a style in which conjunctions are omitted, usually producing fast paced more rapid prose. eg: i came, i saw, i conquered | 3 sets | |
| 18 | "i came, i saw, i conquered." | 3 sets | |
| 19 | omission of conjunctions between related clauses | 3 sets | |
| 20 | the omission of the conjunction. | 3 sets | |
| 21 | ordförbindelse utan bindeord | 3 sets | |
| 22 | deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses | 3 sets | |
| 23 | the omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words and phrases | 3 sets | |
| 24 | the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used | 3 sets | |
| 25 | omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses | 3 sets | |
| 26 | rhetorical device of omitting conjunctions | 3 sets | |
| 27 | they dove, splashed, floated, splashed, swam, snorted. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | the omission of a conjunction | 2 sets | |
| 29 | commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words; takes the form x, y, z | 2 sets | |
| 30 | "i came, i saw, i conquered" | 2 sets | |
| 31 | a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose. for example: "veni, vidi, vici (i came, i saw, i conquered)," supposedly said by julius caesar. | 2 sets | |
| 32 | consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. in a list of items, asyndeton gives the effect of unpremeditated multiplicity, of an extemporaneous rather than a labored account: | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses | 2 sets | |
| 34 | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 2 sets | |
| 35 | figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses; a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions. | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the omission of conjunctions between related clauses. for example, "i came, i saw, i conquered." | 2 sets | |
| 37 | commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. the parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. asyndeton takes the form of x, y, z as opposed to x, y, and z. ex: "be one of the few, the proud, the marines." marine corps ex: "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." john f. kennedy | 2 sets | |
| 38 | when the conjunctions that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence. | 2 sets | |
| 39 | deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses (the orcs ate the food, broke the dishes, trashed the hall, beat the dogs to the shower.) | 2 sets | |
| 40 | leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, and clauses | 2 sets | |