>[!example] Variations >- A **diazeugma** has one subject governing multiple verbs ("The Roman people destroyed Numantia, razed Carthage, demolished Corinth, and overthrew Fregellae"). >- A **prozeugma** has one verb governing the sentence and placed at the start ("Lust conquered shame; audacity, fear; madness, reason"). >- A **mesozeugma** has the verb in the middle of the sentence ("First the alarm rang, then the doorbell"). >- A **hypozeugma** has the verb placed at the end of the sentence ("Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"). >- When using a literal noun and a figurative noun, placing the latter first creates a comical effect ("She feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons"). ## References - Zeugma. (2025, January 18). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zeugma_and_syllepsis&oldid=1265643544