Zeugma#Syllepsis

The Syllepse or syllepsis (Greek σύλληψις "Summary" ) is a rhetorical figure, which is based on a word savings ( Brachylogie ), comparable to the ellipse. A once used phrase ( subject, object, etc.) or a grammatical form or function is repeatedly added into the Syllepse, in various ways, so that it also generates different grammatical contexts in terms of person, case and gender.

In contrast to Zeugma ( recently terminology ) Here a semantic blur is not intended, but a syntactic shortening. The Syllepse was less of a stylistic device of ancient rhetoric as the seal.

Examples are:

• You are looking for your benefit, we ours.
• You can read - I think.

In a slightly different, perhaps older terminology Syllepse means a figure, according to which the Community verb is set only once in a set of connection, although this only to the one subject fits in his mind, at the other but a related or modified term is to supplement, z. B.

• The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry. (Psalm )

Here is the rollicking listen represented seen through the cognate.

In this, today more the Zeugma attributed meaning the Syllepse is particularly fond needed for grammatically correct though, but semantically nonsensical, usually ironic formulations. This one uses a common verb, which is formally identical, but semantically polysemous. In the first example below, the common verb has ever hit a real as an improper meaning; since the two subsets but once the actual and demand once the improper interpretation of the verb would be an illogical, therefore ironic whole sets. In the second example, the verb would take each a different meaning to, but can not come separately expressed only by the unique setting of the verb.

• He suggested a disc and the way home.
• Take your time and not life.

• Rhetorical term