Hendiadys

    Hendiadys (Greek for one through two) is a figure of speech used for emphasis — "The substitution of a
    conjunction for a subordination".

    The typical result is to transform a noun-plus-adjective into two nouns joined by a conjunction.

    For example, "sound and fury" seems to offer a more striking image than "furious sound". In this example, as
    typically, the subordinate idea originally present in the adjective is transformed into a noun in and of itself.

    "The kingdom and the power and the glory" extends the principle, transforming the idea of a "glorious, powerful
    kingdom" into a sequence of three nouns joined by conjunctions.

    When hendiadys fails in its effects, it can sound merely redundant. For example, cum amicitia atque pace, “with
    friendship and peace” is often translated instead as “with peaceful friendship.”

    English names for hendiadys include two for one and figure of twinnes.

    Hendiadys is often used in Latin poetry; many examples occur in Virgil's Aeneid.
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