Hypozeuxis: Definition and Examples
Hypozeuxis (derives from the Greek combination “hypo “slightly” and zeugma “yoke”), is a rhetorical term in which every clause that make part of a sentence has its own verb. This is contrary to zeugmaOpens in new window.
Notable Examples of Hypozeuxis
- The grass withered, the flower faded; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
- The Republicans filibustered, the Democrats snored, and the independents complained.
- “We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills.” (Winston Churchill)