HyperDic: hypozeuxis

English > 1 sense of the word hypozeuxis:
NOUNcommunicationhypozeuxisuse of a series of parallel clauses (as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered')
English > hypozeuxis: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningUse of a series of parallel clauses (as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered').
Broaderrhetorical deviceA use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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