Friday Flash Fiction: Plot Elements used in Plot.
May 5, 2016 2:36 PM   Subscribe

17 Amazing Plot Elements... When You See #11, You'll Be Astounded!

0. Glossary:

Asyndeton: the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Polysyndeton: the use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some could otherwise be omitted (as in "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy").
posted by storybored (9 comments total) 19 users marked this as a favorite
 
Nice
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 2:54 PM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]


Asyndeton: the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

My second graders do this all the time, they're so literary, genius, amazing.
posted by Huck500 at 3:07 PM on May 5, 2016 [4 favorites]


I thought it was clever.
posted by quaking fajita at 3:34 PM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]


I love asyndeton, I use it all the time in casual writing, it adds a sense of immediacy and flow that I like, I can picture it getting irritating after a while though
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape at 3:54 PM on May 5, 2016 [4 favorites]


I can't read it on my iPhone, not sure why.
posted by newdaddy at 6:57 PM on May 5, 2016


This was great! Thanks.
posted by not that girl at 7:46 PM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]


This was good. And very clever. Thanks for posting.
posted by YAMWAK at 11:09 PM on May 5, 2016


Excellent stuff.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:55 AM on May 6, 2016


Nicely done.
posted by marienbad at 8:09 AM on May 6, 2016


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