Asyndeton (UK: /æˈsɪndɪtən,ə-/, US: /əˈsɪndətɒn,ˌeɪ-/;[1][2] from the Greek: ἀσύνδετον, "unconnected", sometimes called asyndetism) is a literary scheme in which one or several conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses.[3][4] 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.
More generally, in grammar, an asyndetic coordination is a type of coordination in which no coordinating conjunction is present between the conjuncts.[5]
Quickly, resolutely, he strode into the bank.
No coordinator is present here, but the conjoins are still coordinated.
Asyndetic coordination is the omission of conjunctions between words or phrases that would typically be connected by conjunctions such as "and" or "or." In this sentence, there are no coordinating conjunctions that are omitted. "Quickly" and "resolutely" are simply two adverbs modifying the verb "strode," but they are not being coordinated with each other. Therefore, there is no asyndetic coordination in this sentence.
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^Corbett and Connors, 1999. p.51
^Baldick, 2008. p. 27
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Asyndeton (UK: /æˈsɪndɪtən, ə-/, US: /əˈsɪndətɒn, ˌeɪ-/; from the Greek: ἀσύνδετον, "unconnected", sometimes called asyndetism) is a literary scheme in...
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stichomythia, and in nine memorable words deploys both anaphora and asyndeton: "to die: to sleep— / To sleep, perchance to dream". In contrast, when...
use the same letters. By mixing the letters a bit of humor is created. Asyndeton When sentences do not use conjunctions (e.g., and, or, nor) to separate...
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simple style, without syntactical flourishes, and makes frequent use of asyndeton, where related thoughts are placed next to one another without conjunctions...
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systematically removes all except one of them, the point the speaker is arguing. Asyndeton is the presentation of concise clauses connected without conjunctions...
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analysis, and selective omission of details. The use of such devices as asyndeton, anaphora, and chiasmus reflect preference for the old-fashioned Latin...
rhetoric of all the characters, using anaphora, as the king does, but also asyndeton and highly developed metaphors, while at the same time managing to be...
cadence, normally closing with an epigram.: 311 Common features include asyndeton, anaphora,: 301 rhyme schemes, and complete phrases stacked two to a...
35. 1983. "The Use of the Intersentence Conjunctions De, Oun, Kai, and Asyndeton in the Gospel of John". Novum Testamentum. 26. 1984. "Reforming Ontology...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2020. ISBN 978-1-10-884032-3. "Asyndeton: Syntax and Insanity. A Study of the Revision of the Nicene Creed". Modern...
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