... often involves what Doody interprets as polysyndeton - the use of several conjunctions in quick succession. "By doing this, Hemingway maintains the simple, unpretentious nature of his prose while dictating the tone and tempo of his writing. This polysyndeton Hemingway generally directs against the habits and assumptions of perception that organize experience into hierarchies of abstraction, value and time". (Doody 213) The ... You could not see the tops of the mountains. The plateau was dull and gloomy, and the shapes of the trees and the houses were changed. I walked out beyond the town...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate