Definitions of polysyndeton
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using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')type of:rhetorical devicea use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - High School
If you want to understand the tools and techniques that great writers use, learn these literary devices and figures of speech. Review this vocabulary list and you'll be a master of metaphor, an expert on euphemism, and a pro at puns.
Rhetoric
You'll be able to express yourself with style once you learn these rhetorical devices and tropes. This vocabulary list covers a wide range of techniques used in formal speech and writing, from alliteration to zeugma. You'll master metonymy, investigate irony, understand understatement, and more.
