Meaning & use
asyndeton
A rhetorical device that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for effect.
See it in a sentence
'I came, I saw, I conquered' is a famous example of asyndeton in Latin rhetoric.
The poet used asyndeton to speed up the rhythm of the closing lines.
A note on using this word
Asyndeton creates a quick, clipped rhythm; its opposite, polysyndeton, repeats conjunctions for a slower, deliberate effect.
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