Associations to the word «Parataxis»

Wiktionary

PARATAXIS, noun. (grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
PARATAXIS, noun. (literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
PARATAXIS, noun. (historical) (politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley