parataxis, n. The placing of propositions or clauses one after another, without indicating by connecting words the relation (of coordination or subordination) between them, as in Tell me, how are you?. “PARATAXIS, N.” OED ONLINE. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, DECEMBER 2015. Parataxis is a literary technique, in writing or speaking, that favors short, simple sentences, with […]![]()
