1. A series without a Conjunction
The art of Styling Sentences: Pattern 4

2. So…What does this all mean?
A series of parallel items
A list of things that are similar
(in any part of the sentence)
separated by commas but without a conjunction
the , thing
No fanboys
Any part of the sentence?

3. Any part of the sentence?
That’s right Folks!
Viewers today can take advantage of this great grammar deal with have going here, this series is so versatile. You can use it:
At the beginning of a sentence
Fred, Wilma, and Betty went on a walk to find Barney
In the middle of a sentence
In spite of the time, distance, careers, they remained good friends
Even the end of a sentence!
The Blue Fairy told Pinocchio to be brave, truthful, unselfish.

4. Today’s sentence has been proudly brought to you by the term “asyndeton “
(the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses)
Why would you use Asyndeton?
may speed up the pace of a work
may add emphasis to text
adds a degree of equality to the terms

5. PATTERN 4 examples
The coach is loud, profane, demonstrative; he has again been trapped, caught, humiliated.
With wisdom, patience, virtue, Queen Victoria directed the course of 19th-century England.
“And [the film star] looks every inch the actor: painted, powdered, affected, vain, insecure, unreal, quite frightening, grotesque.”
– Dundan Fallowell, European Travel and Life, Sept. 1990
“Our priorities run to safety over style, value over flash, comfort over speed.” – Caroline Miller, Lear, April 1993
“She was attentive, friendly, even casual – not really different from her demeanor at any other meeting, though her mind must have been racing.”
– Gregory Curtis, Time, Jan. 8, 2001

6. Pattern 4A
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7. 4A MODELS
Peering down from the hill, Merlin could see the castle swathed in gloom and fear and death.
Despite his handicaps, I have never seen Frank angry or cross or depressed.
Collies and geese and children tumbled out of the farmhouses in Alsace Lorraine, barking or hissing or shouting according to their unique French natures.

8. (the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis)
Today’s sentence has also been proudly brought to you by the term “polysyndeton”
(the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis)
Why would you use POLYsyndeton?
creates a flowing, continuous sentence
pattern
highlights quantity or mass of detail
may slow down the pace of a work