Hypozeuxis is a
rhetorical term for an expression or sentence where every clause has its own independent subject and
predicate
Predicate or predication may refer to:
* Predicate (grammar), in linguistics
* Predication (philosophy)
* several closely related uses in mathematics and formal logic:
**Predicate (mathematical logic)
**Propositional function
**Finitary relation, o ...
.
If the same words are repeated in each clause, it is also an example of
anaphora.
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We shall fight on the beaches
"We shall fight on the beaches" is a common title given to a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 4 June 1940. This was the second of three major sp ...
. 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
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...
)
The opposite of hypozeuxis is hyperzeuxis, which may also be a form of
zeugma or
syllepsis.
See also
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Glossary of rhetorical terms
Owing to its origin in ancient Greece and Rome, English rhetorical theory frequently employs Greek and Latin words as terms of art. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to ...
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Rhetorical techniques
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