Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Asyndeton

Sorry this is a bit late, everyone!

Asyndeton:
The omission of conjunctions between clauses, often resulting in a hurried rhythm or vehement effect.


"Veni, vidi, vici!" - Julius Caesar 

5 comments:

  1. "Now the only way to provide for our posterity is to follow the counsel of Micah: to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God."
    - Sandra Day O'Connor

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  2. "It’s thinner than any smart phone out there, at 11.6 millimeters. Thinner than the Q, thinner than the BlackJack, thinner than all of them. It’s really nice.”
    -Steve Jobs

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  3. "Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That--that's about it."
    -Bubba in Forrest Gump, 1994

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  4. "In some ways, he was this town at its best--strong, hard-driving, working feverishly, pushing, building, driven by ambitions so big they seemed Texas-boastful."
    (Mike Royko, "A Tribute")

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  5. "We must... hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." Declaration of Independence

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