Accumulation

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The accumulatio (from Latin accumulare , also frequentatio , German accumulation or word accumulation ) is a rhetorical word figure in which several related words or kola are syndetically or asyndetically ( i.e. with or without conjunction ) strung together.

One differentiates:

  • Congeries : a string of synonyms
  • Distributio or diheresis : breaking down a superordinate term into sub-aspects. The term can be added to the list or be missing.
  • Hendiadyoin : breakdown into two parts , mostly as a fixed formula ("land", "house and yard")
  • Enumeratio : a sequence that is essentially a complete listing of parts and partial aspects.
  • Klimax : increasing list

Examples:

  • “Call it luck! Heart! Love! God! "( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Faust I., V. 3454)
  • " Now all forests , cattle , people , towns and fields are resting ." ( Paul Gerhardt )
  • "Is something that is not destroyed by war , sword , flame and spear ?" ( Andreas Gryphius )
  • "Lantern, lantern , sun , moon and stars " (children's song)
  • " Square , practical , good " (Rittersport's advertising slogan)

literature

  • Günther Schweikle, Dieter Burdorf (ed.): Metzler Lexicon Literature. Terms and definitions. Metzler, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-476-01612-6 , p. 5.