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03:30 Jun 16, 2001 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary | ||||
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na | polisindeton |
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na | polysyndeton |
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na | polysyndeton |
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polisindeton Explanation: "polysyndeton pol-y-syn'-de-ton Also sp. polysyntheton, polisindeton, polysindeton acervatio couple clause, many-ands Employing many conjunctions between clauses, often slowing the tempo or rhythm. Example I said, "Who killed him?" and he said, "I don't know who killed him but he's dead all right," and it was dark and there was water standing in the street and no lights and windows broke and boats all up in the town and trees blown down and everything all blown and I got a skiff and went out and found my boat where I had her inside Mango Key and she was all right only she was full of water. --Hemingway, "After the Storm." Related Figures asyndeton The opposite of polysyndeton: an absences of conjunctions." HOPE THIS HELPS! Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/11/P0431100.html Reference: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=pol... |
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polysyndeton Explanation: Sorry, this is the right spelling. POLYSYNDETON |
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polysyndeton Explanation: Polysyndeton, which can ONLY be spelled in this manner, is the multiple repetition of connectives or conjunctions in a sentence. HTH Giles Any good English dictionary |
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