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fROM LITERARYDEVICES.COM Parataxis Definition of Parataxis Parataxis is a literary device in Which there is a juxtaposition of short, simple, independent clauses without subordinating conjunctions. Parataxis examples sometimes include no conjunctions at all, though there can be coordinating conjunctions such as “but,” “and,” “for,” “yet,” “so,” “or,” and so on. Parataxis examples never include linking words such as “while,” “that,” “until,” and so on (i.e., subordinating conjunctions). The difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions is a matter of dependence; coordinating conjunctions can join two or more independent ideas, whereas subordinating conjunctions show that one part is reliant on another for meaning. There is a second definition of parataxis which applies to literature. Parataxis can also mean a poetic technique of placing two starkly dissimilar images or fragments side by side in a poem. The contrast forces readers to make connections between these dissimilar things. Some poetic forms, such as the haiku, make use of this technique so as to provide a turn and surprise for the reader. The word parataxis comes from the Greek for “the act of placing side by side” from the words para-, “beside” and tassein, “to arrange.” Difference Between Parataxis and Asyndeton Parataxis and asyndeton are very similar literary techniques. Asyndeton is the omission of all conjunctions between successive clauses. In fact, asyndeton, can be considered a subset of parataxis in that all examples of asyndeton are also examples of parataxis. The reverse statement, however, is not true because some parataxis examples do use coordinating conjunctions. Common Examples of Parataxis Parataxis can be found in some advertising slogans, as brands and companies usually favor brevity and easy to remember tag lines. Here are some examples: §  “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.”—M&Ms §  “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.”—Maybelline §  “Nothing outlasts the Energizer. It keeps going and going and going.”—Energizer batteries §  “Pork. The Other White Meat.”—National Pork Board §  “Thousands of possibilities. Get yours.”—Best Buy One good example of parataxis outside the literary realm is the contemporary art form of music videos. Many times there are images which are placed one after the other that require the viewer to make connections that are not necessarily obvious. Significance of Parataxis in Literature Though clauses and sentences in an example of parataxis are independent, the function of parataxis is to allow the reader or listener to imagine the train of thought that leads from one idea to the next. Parataxis examples do not show these connections in full, but instead rely on the intelligence of the reader to fill in the gaps, so to speak. Thus, parataxis is quite different from a non sequitur, where there is not any connection from one idea to the next. Examples of Parataxis in Literature Example #1 ‘Come along, then,’ said he of the green coat, lugging Mr. Pickwick after him by main force, and talking the whole way. Here, No. 924, take your fare, and take yourself off—respectable gentleman—know him well—none of your nonsense—this way, sir—where’s your friends?—all a mistake, I see—never mind—accidents will happen—best regulated families—never say die—down upon your luck—Pull him UP—Put that in his pipe—like the flavour—damned rascals.’ And with a lengthened string of similar broken sentences, delivered with extraordinary volubility, the stranger led the way to the traveller’s waiting-room, whither he was closely followed by Mr. Pickwick and his disciples. (The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens) The above excerpt from Charles Dickens’s work The Pickwick Papers is a famous example of parataxis which calls attention to its own technique. The stranger speaks in “a lengthened string of similar broken sentences,” as Dickens says. As the reader, we can see the connection and train of thought from one idea to the next, and yet there are not conjunctions in place to connect the ideas. Example #2 ‘What should we drink?’ the girl asked. She had taken off her hat and put it on the table. ‘It’s pretty hot,’ the man said. ‘Let’s drink beer.’ ‘Dos cervezas,’ the man said into the curtain. ‘Big ones?’ a woman asked from the doorway. ‘Yes. Two big ones.’ (“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway) Ernest Hemingway is known for his concise style and his tendency to eschew subordinating conjunctions. He describes as little as he can get away with, and the dialogue between his characters is often filled with subtext and nuance. In the above excerpt from his short story “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway uses only one conjunction altogether (“and” in the first line), and mostly writes in short, declarative sentences. Example #3 124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom. The women in the house knew it and so did the children. For years each put up with the spite in his own way, but by 1873 Sethe and her daughters Denver were its only victims. (Beloved by Toni Morrison) The contemporary writer Toni Morrison often writes in a paratactic style (i.e., one that exemplifies parataxis), choosing short sentences and combining successive clauses only with coordinating conjunctions, or with punctuation and no conjunction at all. The above few lines are famous for opening Morrison’s masterpiece Beloved. The surprising short sentences “124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom.” make the reader wonder what, exactly, 124 is, and how it could be spiteful. Morrison’s concise style builds intrigue in the reader. Example #4 I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. (Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler) The short excerpt above from Raymond Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely is an excellent parataxis example. The first sentence connects independent clauses only with sentences, while the second contains exactly one coordinating conjunction. The first sentence also is an example of anaphora, which is a form of repetition in which successive clauses begin with the same word or words. Chandler does a good job of intimating the connections between his character’s different “needs” and then contrasting them with what the character does actually have. Example #5 In the summer quiet. Just be. Joshua liked the Beatles, used to listen to them in his room, you could hear the noise even through the big headphones he loved. Let it be. Silly song, really. You let it be, it returns. There’s the truth. You let it be, it drags you to the ground. You let it be, it crawls up your walls. (Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann) Contemporary author Colum McCann is noted for his style of writing without many conjunctions, and often even without full sentences. The above paragraph from McCann’s award-winning Let the Great World Spin riffs on the famous Beatles imperative “Let it be.” McCann’s incomplete sentences do away with unnecessary words and leave the reader to imagine and create connections where McCann has enigmatically left them out.

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In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

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Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ.

Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

                                

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fROM LITERARYDEVICES.COM Parataxis Definition of Parataxis Parataxis is a literary device in Which there is a juxtaposition of short, simple, independent clauses without subordinating conjunctions. Parataxis examples sometimes include no conjunctions at all, though there can be coordinating conjunctions such as “but,” “and,” “for,” “yet,” “so,” “or,” and so on. Parataxis examples never include linking words such as “while,” “that,” “until,” and so on (i.e., subordinating conjunctions). The difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions is a matter of dependence; coordinating conjunctions can join two or more independent ideas, whereas subordinating conjunctions show that one part is reliant on another for meaning. There is a second definition of parataxis which applies to literature. Parataxis can also mean a poetic technique of placing two starkly dissimilar images or fragments side by side in a poem. The contrast forces readers to make connections between these dissimilar things. Some poetic forms, such as the haiku, make use of this technique so as to provide a turn and surprise for the reader. The word parataxis comes from the Greek for “the act of placing side by side” from the words para-, “beside” and tassein, “to arrange.” Difference Between Parataxis and Asyndeton Parataxis and asyndeton are very similar literary techniques. Asyndeton is the omission of all conjunctions between successive clauses. In fact, asyndeton, can be considered a subset of parataxis in that all examples of asyndeton are also examples of parataxis. The reverse statement, however, is not true because some parataxis examples do use coordinating conjunctions. Common Examples of Parataxis Parataxis can be found in some advertising slogans, as brands and companies usually favor brevity and easy to remember tag lines. Here are some examples: §  “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.”—M&Ms §  “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.”—Maybelline §  “Nothing outlasts the Energizer. It keeps going and going and going.”—Energizer batteries §  “Pork. The Other White Meat.”—National Pork Board §  “Thousands of possibilities. Get yours.”—Best Buy One good example of parataxis outside the literary realm is the contemporary art form of music videos. Many times there are images which are placed one after the other that require the viewer to make connections that are not necessarily obvious. Significance of Parataxis in Literature Though clauses and sentences in an example of parataxis are independent, the function of parataxis is to allow the reader or listener to imagine the train of thought that leads from one idea to the next. Parataxis examples do not show these connections in full, but instead rely on the intelligence of the reader to fill in the gaps, so to speak. Thus, parataxis is quite different from a non sequitur, where there is not any connection from one idea to the next. Examples of Parataxis in Literature Example #1 ‘Come along, then,’ said he of the green coat, lugging Mr. Pickwick after him by main force, and talking the whole way. Here, No. 924, take your fare, and take yourself off—respectable gentleman—know him well—none of your nonsense—this way, sir—where’s your friends?—all a mistake, I see—never mind—accidents will happen—best regulated families—never say die—down upon your luck—Pull him UP—Put that in his pipe—like the flavour—damned rascals.’ And with a lengthened string of similar broken sentences, delivered with extraordinary volubility, the stranger led the way to the traveller’s waiting-room, whither he was closely followed by Mr. Pickwick and his disciples. (The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens) The above excerpt from Charles Dickens’s work The Pickwick Papers is a famous example of parataxis which calls attention to its own technique. The stranger speaks in “a lengthened string of similar broken sentences,” as Dickens says. As the reader, we can see the connection and train of thought from one idea to the next, and yet there are not conjunctions in place to connect the ideas. Example #2 ‘What should we drink?’ the girl asked. She had taken off her hat and put it on the table. ‘It’s pretty hot,’ the man said. ‘Let’s drink beer.’ ‘Dos cervezas,’ the man said into the curtain. ‘Big ones?’ a woman asked from the doorway. ‘Yes. Two big ones.’ (“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway) Ernest Hemingway is known for his concise style and his tendency to eschew subordinating conjunctions. He describes as little as he can get away with, and the dialogue between his characters is often filled with subtext and nuance. In the above excerpt from his short story “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway uses only one conjunction altogether (“and” in the first line), and mostly writes in short, declarative sentences. Example #3 124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom. The women in the house knew it and so did the children. For years each put up with the spite in his own way, but by 1873 Sethe and her daughters Denver were its only victims. (Beloved by Toni Morrison) The contemporary writer Toni Morrison often writes in a paratactic style (i.e., one that exemplifies parataxis), choosing short sentences and combining successive clauses only with coordinating conjunctions, or with punctuation and no conjunction at all. The above few lines are famous for opening Morrison’s masterpiece Beloved. The surprising short sentences “124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom.” make the reader wonder what, exactly, 124 is, and how it could be spiteful. Morrison’s concise style builds intrigue in the reader. Example #4 I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. (Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler) The short excerpt above from Raymond Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely is an excellent parataxis example. The first sentence connects independent clauses only with sentences, while the second contains exactly one coordinating conjunction. The first sentence also is an example of anaphora, which is a form of repetition in which successive clauses begin with the same word or words. Chandler does a good job of intimating the connections between his character’s different “needs” and then contrasting them with what the character does actually have. Example #5 In the summer quiet. Just be. Joshua liked the Beatles, used to listen to them in his room, you could hear the noise even through the big headphones he loved. Let it be. Silly song, really. You let it be, it returns. There’s the truth. You let it be, it drags you to the ground. You let it be, it crawls up your walls. (Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann) Contemporary author Colum McCann is noted for his style of writing without many conjunctions, and often even without full sentences. The above paragraph from McCann’s award-winning Let the Great World Spin riffs on the famous Beatles imperative “Let it be.” McCann’s incomplete sentences do away with unnecessary words and leave the reader to imagine and create connections where McCann has enigmatically left them out.

We can be contacted at:

sales@tabularosa.net  or 609 818 1802.

 ===============================================================
In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

 www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki

Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County, NJ.

Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services.  Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.