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What is the
definition of Zeugma?
How do you define Zeugma? What is a Zeugma? The word derives
from the the Greek word meaning "yoke". The
definition of Zeugma is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Zeugma - a Figure of Speech |
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Definition: The use of a
word to modify or govern two or more words in such a
manner that it applies to each in a different sense
or appropriate to only one.
Example: "Mr. Pickwick took
his hat and his leave." |
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Definition of Zeugma
- a poetic device |
Examples of Zeugma
Poems with Zeugma
examples can be found by the most famous poets including
Alexander Pope
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To wage war
and peace
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He lost his
coat and his temper.
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"You held
your breath and the door for me"
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"Here thou,
great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take - and sometimes tea" from
Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
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She opened
the door and her heart to the orphan.
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The addict
kicked the habit and then the bucket.
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Figures of Speech - Zeugma
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Zeugma make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Zeugma use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Zeugma
Figures of
speech such as Zeugma adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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