Zeugma Definition | What is Zeugma? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"
Figure of speech in which a verb or adjective is applied to two nouns, but where one of the applications is inappropriate e.g. 'with weeping eyes and hearts'.
See Also...
figure, figure of speech, image, syllepsis, trope
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