Language Devices ⭐✅ Flashcards
1
Q
What is a syndetic list?
A
A generic list with commas & ‘and’ at the end e.g.
In my garden I have tulips, roses, peonies and bluebells
2
Q
What is an asyndetic list?
A
A list with only commas, no ‘and’ at the end e.g.
In my garden I have tulips, roses, peonies, bluebells
3
Q
What is a polysyndetic list?
A
A generic with no commas, only ‘and’ e.g.
In my garden I have tulips and roses and peonies and bluebells
4
Q
Why might a writer use a polysyndetic list?
A
To make something sound like its never ending