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Syllepsis   - JS.N (22/03/2024) Syllepsis is a rhetorical method in which one word, applied differently to each word, governs or modifies two or more other words in a sentence. This creates a kind of semantic ambiguity that can be used for humorous or rhetorical effect. Syllepsis, as a figure of speech, is a type of zeugma, which specifically refers to cases where the word is used in a way that creates semantic ambiguity, meaning that it applies differently to each of the words it modifies. In other words, syllepsis is a technique for using a single word to create a double meaning or pun, in which the term implies one thing when applied to one word in the phrase and something else when used to another. This can be used to create a comic effect with a deeper and layered meaning in a statement. For example, consider the sentence: "She lost her ring and her temper at the party."  Here, the word "lost" is used sylleptically, because it applies differently to "ring&