Congeries (con’ger-eez): Piling up words of differing meaning but for a similar emotional effect [(akin to climax)].
Ice, slipping. Rain, drenching. Snow, drifting. Sunshine, blinding. Clouds & snow again–all in one afternoon. Welcome to Central New York (CNY) where we play weather roulette trying to plan our days and nights around (or in spite of) the weather.
I’m thinking of inventing a combo tool just for CNY: Umbrella, snow brush, ice scraper, an all-in-one weather-thwarting tool.
Sunglasses sold separately.
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu). Bracketed text added by Gorgias.
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