httpwwwukyeduASClassicsrhetorichtml4 Alliteration Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases clauses or lines Nihil agis nihil moliris nihil cogitas quod non ego non modo audiam sed etiam videam planeque sentiam Cicero In Catilinam ID: 616005
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Figures of Speech
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Alliteration Slide3
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas, quod non ego non modo audiam, sed etiam videam planeque sentiam. Cicero, In Catilinam Slide4
Anastrophe
Transposition of normal word order; most often found in Latin in the case of prepositions and the words they control. Anastrophe is a form of hyperbaton.
The helmsman steered; the ship moved on; yet never a breeze up blew. Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Isdem in oppidis, Cicero Slide5
Asyndeton
lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” J. F. Kennedy, InauguralSlide6
Aposiopesis
An abrupt pause in a sentence for Rhetorical effect, or breaking off before a thought or sentence is finished.
Quos ego--! Sed motos praestat componere fluctus. Vergil-Aenied 1:135 Slide7
Chiasmus
Two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels (a-b-a-b) but in inverted order (a-b-b-a)
“Renown'd for conquest, and in council skill'd.” Addison Slide8
Ellipsis
The omission of words necessary to the grammatical structure of the sentence and easily supplied from the context. Slide9
Hendiadys
use of two words connected by a conjunction, instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea
Perfecti oratoris moderatione et sapientia. Cicero, De oratore
The day is clear and fair. Slide10
Hyperbole
exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. Slide11
Hysteron Proteron
("later-earlier"): inversion of the natural sequence of events, often meant to stress the event which, though later in time, is considered the more important.
Hannibal in Africam redire atque Italia decedere coactus est. Cicero, In CatilinamSlide12
litotes
Understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed.
A few unannounced quizzes are not inconceivable. Slide13
MetaphorSlide14
MetonymySlide15
OnamatopoeiaSlide16
Oxymoron
apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another.
Festina Lente. -AugustusSlide17
Personification Slide18
Pleonasm
use of superfluous or redundant words, often enriching the thought.
No one, rich or poor, will be excepted.
Sic ore locuta est. Slide19
polysyndeton
the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses. Slide20
Prolepsis (anticipation)
the anticipation, in adjectives or nouns, of the result of the action of a verb; also, the positioning of a relative clause before its antecedent.
Vixi et quem dederat cursum fortuna peregi, Vergil, Aeneid 4.653 Slide21
SimilieSlide22
SynecdocheSlide23
tmesis
The seperation of two parts of a compound word. (for metical convenience.)
Circum dea fundit.
Quae me cumque vocant terrae (instead of quaecumque me….)Slide24
zeugma
A condensed expression in which one word, usually a verb, is made to stand for two or more ideas.
Victosque deos parvumque nepotem ipse trahit.