Language Devices ⭐✅ Flashcards

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What is a syndetic list?

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A generic list with commas & ‘and’ at the end e.g.
In my garden I have tulips, roses, peonies and bluebells

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What is an asyndetic list?

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A list with only commas, no ‘and’ at the end e.g.
In my garden I have tulips, roses, peonies, bluebells

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What is a polysyndetic list?

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A generic with no commas, only ‘and’ e.g.
In my garden I have tulips and roses and peonies and bluebells

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Why might a writer use a polysyndetic list?

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To make something sound like its never ending

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