Hypozeuxis (hyp-o-zook’-sis): Opposite of zeugma. Every clause has its own verb.
As Lincoln said, “If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.”
Last night, President Obama gave a speech on Syria, the pundits yelled at each other, Chris Matthews went nuts, and I turned off my TV.
The House is divided. Whither are we tending?
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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