Home
Library
Arena
Lab
Profile
Advertisement
Vocabulary Entry

hendiadys

|noun
Advertisement
noun

A figure of speech in which two words linked by a conjunction express a single idea.

Example Sentences

"The phrase 'sound and fury' is a classic example of hendiadys."

"In the poem, the term 'joy and rapture' illustrates hendiadys effectively."

"The author used hendiadys to deepen the emotional impact of her description."

Advertisement

Browse by Alphabet