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zeugma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | figure, figure of speech, image, trope |
| Has types | syllepsis |
`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma.
Examples of zeugma
zeugma
The diazeugma is a zeugma where a noun governs two or more verbs.
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But Professor Arthur Hoffman at Syracuse talked about zeugma in Pope's poetry, and that is good enough for me.
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A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and parallelism, the balance of several words or phrases.
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A syllepsis is a particular kind of zeugma, and there is a clear distinction between the two in classical treatises written on the subject.
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