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Enumeration. Enumeration is a SD which is formed when objects, actions, or 
properties are listed one by one. The list may produce different impression on the 
reader. Sometimes the objects or actions given in the list may have some likeness or 
similarity. It occurs when these objects belong to one and the same group of notions. 
Enumeration is a SD by which separate things, objects, phenomena, properties, 
actions are named one by one so that they produce a chain, the links of which being 
syntactically in the same position, are faced to display some kind of semantic 
homogeneity ant this may produce different impression on the reader, sometimes the 
objects or actions given in the list may have some likeness or similarity. It occurs 
when these objects belong to one and the same group of notions. 
E.g. George suggested meat and fruit pies, cold meat tomatoes, fruit and green staff. 
In this example enumerated objects belong to the group of notions defining “food”. 
From the semantic point of view we distinguish two types of enumerations: 
homogeneous and heterogeneous when enumeration is based on the likeness or 

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similarity of notions we call the homogeneous enumeration. The dissimilarity of 
notions we call the heterogeneous enumeration. The grouping of quite different 
notions in one sentence produces much impression on the reader.
E.g. Throw the lumber over man let your boat of life be light, packed with only what 
you need – a homely home by home and simple pleasures, one or two friends worth 
the name, someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough drink. 
In this example the nouns home, pleasures, friends, a cat, a dog, pipe, drink 
constitute the heterogeneous enumeration. Other parts of speech, verbs, adjectives, 
adverbs, participles, may also be used in enumeration. 
The SF of enumeration may be different: it may suggest the rapidly changing 
impressions of the scenery. Sometimes enumeration helps to reveal the inner state of 
the character’s mind.