Asyndeton, Polysyndeton, Anaphora

Asyndeton, Polysyndeton

I came, I saw, I conquered.

​Example

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

​Definition

Asyndeton

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I came, and I saw, and I conquered.

​Example

the addition of conjunctions between parts of a sentence

​Definition

Polysyndeton

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What is asyndeton?

• a word connecting two sentences (for, and, or, etc.)

• the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

• a repeating phrase

• a word used to connect ideas (however, therefore, etc.)

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Why is asyndeton used?

• to make the story sound more sophisticated

• to irritate readers

• to express creativity

• to add speed and rhythm

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Which sentence is an example of an asyndeton?

• You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.
• My dog enjoys being bathed but hates getting his nails trimmed.
• My dinner is delicious, warm, ready to eat.
• My brother refuses to eat peas, nor will he touch carrots.

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What is polysyndeton?

• When conjunctions are used repeatedly in succession

• When no conjuctions are used

• When a sentence uses a lot of punctuation

• A play on words

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Why is polysyndeton used?

• to express individuality

• to make the sentence more complex

• to make the story sound more

• to slow the pace of the sentence

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Which sentence is an example of polysyndeton?

• I ate chicken, rice, beans, potatoes.

• I ate chicken and rice and beans and potatoes.

• I ate like a pig.

• I ate 4 things for dinner.

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If you were writing a story about a shark attack you would use

• polysyndeton
• asyndeton

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if you were writing a story about your grandmother's walk you would use 

• polysyndeton
• asyndeton

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If you were writing a story about a squirrel crossing the road you would use a 

• polysyndeton
• asyndeton

Let's look at Gatsby...

"The bar is in full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside until the air is alive with chatter and laughter and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names (Fitzgerald)."

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Let's look at Gatsby...

“People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, found each other a few feet away (Fitzgerald)."

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Multiple Choice

Bonus Question: "I came, I saw, I conquered" also contains __.

• Parallelism

• Allegory

• Hyperbole

• Kairos

​It also contains an anaphora.

​I came, I saw, I conquered.

Anaphora = ​the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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MLK used it A LOT in his "I Have a Dream" speech.​

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Multiple Choice

In order to underscore what the government does not do, the sentences "It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate" in "Civil Disobedience" use....

• asyndeton

• polysyndeton

• irony

• Anaphora

​Next steps...

Independent Reading Part 2 due Thursday.​

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