Hypotaxis

Hypotaxis: subordination of one clause to another within a sentence, one clause typically clarifies or modifies the other

The mug lay on the table, still strewn with cups and bowls.
-the first clause is the important once, the second serves to provide details about the objects described

"Literary Devices and Literary Terms." Literary Devices. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

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