Prozeugma (pro-zoog’-ma): A series of clauses in which the verb employed in the first is elided (and thus implied) in the others.
I tried the gourmet beer. High end suds. Pint of heaven. Perfection in a glass.
I love this stuff!
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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