There is a name for the literary gimmick where a person uses "and" repeatedly, when enumerating a list, instead of using a comma. For example, "He carried butter and books and chickens and guns and dignity and love"; instead of "He carried butter, books, chickens, guns, dignity, and love."
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Conjunctivitis?
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
HA! (to Shigosei)
I haven't got the name for that, though. I think of little kids talking all breathlessly when I read or write with tons of ands, though...
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
polysyndeton
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
I use it occasionally. It tends to draw focus to the list, because it is unusual, so it stands out as being important.
Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
That's it. Thanks fugu.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I like Shig's better. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Me too! Posted by Loren (Member # 9539) on :
Incidentally, a good online resource for this stuff is here. I helped with it for a semester while I was doing my M.A., and I still keep it bookmarked for when I need the name of a particular rhetorical device.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shigosei: Conjunctivitis?
Brilliant! Upcrackage ensues!
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
*giggle* (to Shigosei)
Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
Upcrackage? You're in the wrong thread, sweetie.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dead_Horse: Upcrackage? You're in the wrong thread, sweetie.
What, is there a plumber thread in the active queue?
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shigosei: Conjunctivitis?
Brilliant!
Did you know conjunctivitis is the only disease with a bacterial, viral, AND genetic form?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
"I think we've all arrived at a very special place. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically..."
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