different between polysyndeton vs parataxis

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Byzantine Greek ???????????? (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).

polysyndeton (countable and uncountable, plural polysyndetons or polysyndeta)

(rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.

para- +? taxisFrom Ancient Greek ????????? (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from ????- (para-) + ????? (táxis, “arrangement”).

parataxis (usually uncountable, plural parataxes)

(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
(literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
(historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

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