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").
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").
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]
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]
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]
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape at 3:54 PM on May 5, 2016 [4 favorites]
This was great! Thanks.
posted by not that girl at 7:46 PM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by not that girl at 7:46 PM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
Excellent stuff.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:55 AM on May 6, 2016
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:55 AM on May 6, 2016
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