moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. (Francis Bacon). Mesozeugma A mesozeugma is a zeugma whose governing word occurs in the middle of the sentence and governs clauses on either side. A mesozeugma whose common term is a verb is called "conjunction" () in the Roman . "What a shame is this, that neither hope of reward, nor feare of reproch could any thing move him, neither the persuasion of his friends, nor the love of his country. " (Henry Peacham) See also Glossary of rhetorical terms Figure of speech Rhetoric Hypozeuxis Antanaclasis Anaphora Pun Syndeton Polysyndeton Tom Swifty References External links Some examples of zeugma as a synonym for syllepsis Perseus Project with links to original sources on rhetoric Zeugma Explained Rhetoric Figures of speech Poetic devices