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In rhetoric, zeugma (/ ˈ zj uː ɡ m ə / ⓘ; from the Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα, zeûgma, lit. "a yoking together" [1]) and syllepsis (/ s ɪ ˈ l ɛ p s ɪ s /; from the Ancient Greek σύλληψις, sullēpsis, lit. "a taking together" [2]) are figures of speech in which a single phrase or word joins different parts of a sentence. [3]
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It is easy to recognize the liberties we are losing and will continue to lose if Trump has his way and is unchecked — as seems likely — by an obsequious Congress. It is urgent that we draw on ...
An expletive is a word or phrase inserted into a sentence that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence. [1] It is regarded as semantically null or a placeholder. [2] Expletives are not insignificant or meaningless in all senses; they may be used to give emphasis or tone, to contribute to the meter in verse, or to indicate ...
The song occurs in the chalk-drawing outing animated sequence, just after Mary Poppins wins a horse race.Flush with her victory, she is immediately surrounded by reporters who pepper her with questions and suggest that she is at a loss for words.
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Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio (the Horatio is often replaced with the word well, a common misquote; in the previous scene Laertes observes, "I know him well..." Let Hercules himself do what he may,