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Meaning of elípsis




John Rene Plaut

elípsis
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ELÍPSIS literary figure belonging to subgroup 3. 1 FIGURES OF OMISSION consisting of 3 . 1 . Asndeton , 3 . 1 . 2 Zeugma , 3 . 1 . 3 Ellipsis or Ellipse 3 . 1 . 4 Silepsis (Extreme Zeugma) 3. 1 . 5 Reticence or Apospopesis, 3. 1 . 6 . Brachiology and 3 . 1 7 Paralipsis or Preterition . It consists of the deletion of one or more words within the?sentence, which remain tacit and over-implied.

  



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