Asyndeton
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Asyndeton is a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses.
Examples include 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 (syndetic coordination) and polysyndeton, which describe the use of one or multiple coordinating conjunctions, respectively.
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See also
- Apo koinou construction
- Parataxis (grammar)
- Reduced relative clause, relative clause not marked by an overt complementizer
- Zeugma
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