Syntaxis is a style in writing or in
rhetoric that favors complex
syntax, in contrast to the simple
sentence structures of
parataxis. For example, 19th-century
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
academic
prose, and
John Milton's ''
Paradise Lost
''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, ...
'' poetry in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
are notably syntactic. Syntaxis, depending on the author, may also contrast with or include
hypotaxis.
Rhetoric
Syntax
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