Both Flesh and Not: Essays [terms]

a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis; the repetition of a word functions as a different part of speech or in different contexts (e.g., "In that great victory, Caesar was Caesar!")

251

heavy-handed use of anaphora, ploce, repetend, and/or alliteration

I knew it was a literary term but had no idea which

—p.251 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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heavy-handed use of anaphora, ploce, repetend, and/or alliteration

I knew it was a literary term but had no idea which

—p.251 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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7 years, 5 months ago

(noun) a repeated sound, word, or phrase / (noun) refrain

251

heavy-handed use of anaphora, ploce, repetend, and/or alliteration

—p.251 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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heavy-handed use of anaphora, ploce, repetend, and/or alliteration

—p.251 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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(noun) the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines

253

stuff like line breaks, enjambment, formal rhyme- or metrical schemes, etc

on the definition of a prose poem (i.e., based on what it lacks)

—p.253 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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stuff like line breaks, enjambment, formal rhyme- or metrical schemes, etc

on the definition of a prose poem (i.e., based on what it lacks)

—p.253 The Best of the Prose Poem (243) by David Foster Wallace

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(adjective) no longer fertile / (adjective) having lost character, vitality, or strength / (adjective) marked by weakness or decadence / (adjective) soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence / (adjective) effeminate

266

a great many educated people accept effete now also as a pejorative synonym for elite or elitist, one with an added suggestion of effeminacy, over-refinement, pretension, and/or decadence

he notes the traditional meaning as "depleted of vitality, washed out, exhausted"

—p.266 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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a great many educated people accept effete now also as a pejorative synonym for elite or elitist, one with an added suggestion of effeminacy, over-refinement, pretension, and/or decadence

he notes the traditional meaning as "depleted of vitality, washed out, exhausted"

—p.266 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous

274

it looms large in turgid crap like "Law-enforcement personnel apprehended the individual as he was attempting to exit the premises"

on "individual" being used as a synonym for "person"

—p.274 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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it looms large in turgid crap like "Law-enforcement personnel apprehended the individual as he was attempting to exit the premises"

on "individual" being used as a synonym for "person"

—p.274 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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(adjective) very hot; burning / (adjective) marked by often extreme fervor

274

Fervid is the next level up; it connotes even more passion/devotion/eagerness than fervent. At the top is perfervid, which means extravagantly, rabidly, uncontrollably zealous or impassioned.

—p.274 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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Fervid is the next level up; it connotes even more passion/devotion/eagerness than fervent. At the top is perfervid, which means extravagantly, rabidly, uncontrollably zealous or impassioned.

—p.274 Twenty-Four Word Notes (261) by David Foster Wallace

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(noun) a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state; excitement confusion

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given for much of his life to dithery romantic obsessions

—p.286 Borges on the Couch (285) by David Foster Wallace

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given for much of his life to dithery romantic obsessions

—p.286 Borges on the Couch (285) by David Foster Wallace

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