noun
- the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives
Usage: grammar; rhetoric
Examples
- The writer used parataxis in the sentence ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’
- Parataxis creates a direct, forceful style by avoiding connecting words.
- Children often speak in parataxis: ‘We went to the store. We bought candy. We came home.’
- The poet employed parataxis to create rhythm and emphasis.
- Biblical prose frequently uses parataxis to link related ideas.
- Parataxis differs from hypotaxis in its lack of subordinating conjunctions.