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Syllepsis is somewhat related to the figure Zeugma , but in the latter the modifier does not always logically fit one of the words it modifies.


EXAMPLES

  • He leaned heavily on the lectern and stale jokes.

  • He lost his hat and his temper.

  • She went home in a flood of tears and a sedan chair. - Charles Dickens

  • He said, as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar and the lamps... - Flanders And Swann , "Madeira M'Dear"

  • She lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes and his hopes. - Flanders and Swann, "Madeira, M'dear"

  • She made no reply, up her mind, and a dash for the door. - Flanders and Swann, "Madeira, M'dear"

  • You held your breath and the door for me. - Alanis Morissette , in "Head Over Feet":

  • ... and covered themselves with dust and glory. - Mark Twain , ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''

  • You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff. - Groucho Marx

  • You want your belt to buckle, not your chair.



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