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What is an example of an ellipsis?

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An ellipsis is a series of three dots, used to create a pause in thinking or, when quoting, to omit information. Four dots can also be used at the end of a sentence to finish off ominously. That would actually be three dots and a period.

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The man looked above . . . all he could see were three black silhouettes against the bright blue sky.

When the man looked above he couldn't quite believe what he saw . . . .

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An ellipsis is also a rhetorical device in literature (in plain English, another way to write a unique sentence). Its definition is "The deliberate ommission of a word or words readily implied by context."

Examples:

My dreams had no end that night; my delight no limit.

In the anime world, Naruto is a hero; Goku, a legend.

I love coffee; my spouse, soda.

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