The nine muses of Ancient Greece discovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, now in modern-day Turkey. The mosaics have been almost perfectly preserved for over 2,000 years
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The nine muses of Ancient Greece discovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, now in modern-day Turkey. The mosaics have been almost perfectly preserved for over 2,000 years

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Türkiye, Zeugma. The waters of the Euphrates washing Roman mosaics.
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What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong 🎧
This week I finished reading The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth. A lively and entertaining guide to different literary techniques, it's not a must-read, but it's a good time. This is the source of the "having deep thoughts is the menial duty of the philosopher" quote I'll probably be using forever.
Another good line, which Forsyth applies specifically to epizeuxis but can be said of many techniques: "It's like a nuclear bomb: immensely effective, but a bit weird if you use it every few minutes."
It's the book that taught me "polysyndeton," a term I've used at least twice since I've learned it (though not, perhaps, to anyone's benefit, since I immediately clarify it with "the deliberate repetition of 'and'," as I might have just said in the first place).
Which is to say, you don't need to know the precise names of literary techniques to use them well. And as Forsyth himself points out, the exact names of techniques are...inexact, to say the least (what I know and love as zeugma - applying a word in two different ways, as in "He took his hat and his leave" - he calls syllepsis, and zeugma is something else in his book: omission of a verb). Still, if you enjoy learning about words, and have a certain sense of humor, you'll probably have fun.
I also appreciate Forsyth's analysis of why a technique can work: for instance, I'm not unfond of litotes because it makes use of irony that is not unflattering to the reader: as Forsyth points out, irony draws on shared knowledge. (Litotes, as you may have guessed, is "affirming something by denying its opposite." Along with the amusing irony and flattering appeal to shared knowledge, I enjoy it for its "have your cake and eat it to" element. When I say "I'm not unfond of this," I'm at once saying I'm fond of it, but also raising the idea that one might dislike it. Here, I say that to wryly acknowledge that the wordy and roundabout litotes is an acquired taste. In fiction, when a romance protagonist admits "I'm not unfond of them" about their enemy, it's part of an enemies-to-lovers or lovers-to-enemies arc that blends fondness and unfondness in a delicious swirl.)
Also, one term that is quite useful and could be more well-known: "enallage," meaning a deliberate grammatical mistake for effect.
Mosaicos en Zeugma, Turquía
Zeugma Museum, Turkey one of the largest mosaic museums in the world. The Roman city, submerged in water, preserves possibly the most beautiful mosaics in the world. They came to light during the construction of the Birecik dam.
(Video ©️Arkeoloji Evreni)

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Roman mosaic from above the 2nd century AD. Zeugma, TURKEY
Ancient Assembly Day!
Decided to show off my permababies for this!
UnoFlip | Skift | Zeugma
Sediment | Methisto
Laef | Zozasa | Brass
Bottomfeeder | Squeak
Coin of the Day #221 (12/11/2024)
Big bronze provincials are always good…
Roman Province - Commagene
AE32 - 18.24g
Elagabalus 218-222 AD
Zeugma Mint
Obverse AYT K M AY ANTΩNINOC CEC
Head of Elagabalus right, laureate, with drapery
Reverse ZEYΓMATEΩN
Sanctuary of Zeus Katabaites with tetrastyle temple and peribolos containing grove, capricorn right below
RPC VI 7998