Rhetoric

Accumulatio is a figure of speech, which the points made previously are presented again in a compact, forceful manner. It often employs the use of climax in the summation of a speech. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accumulatio"

Actio is a term in rhetoric that means the delivery that is given to a speech. Hand gestures, voice variation, speaker to audience eye contact, and an engaging manner are all needed for an effective actio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Actio"

In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry. The longer form of the term is ad captandum vulgus ( Latin, 'to win over the crowd'). The ad captandum argument may be painfully vivid in sound bites from politicians on TV news programs. Like most perceptions of logical transgressions, the ad captandum assessment may not be neutral and at the same time may be quite accurate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ad captandum"

An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, "other", and αγορευειν, agoreuein, "to speak in public") is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal. Through allegory a subject of a higher spiritual order is described in terms of that of a lower which is made out to resemble it in properties and circumstances, the principal subject being so kept out of view that we are left to construe the drift of it from the resemblance of the two subjects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allegory"

Alliteration is a stylistic device, or literary technique, in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same consonant sound or letter. Alliteration is a frequent tool in poetry but it is also common in prose, particularly to highlight short phrases. Especially in poetry, it contributes to euphony of the passage, lending it a musical air. It may act to humorous effect. Related to alliteration are assonance, the repetition of vowel sounds, and consonance, the repetition of consonant sounds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alliteration"

Allusion is a stylistic device in which one implicitly references a related object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allusion"

In rhetorical usage, amplification refers to the act and the means of extending thoughts or statements to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, or to make the most of a thought or circumstance (Oxford English Dictionary). While amplification can refer to exaggeration — or stylistic vices (figures of excess and superfluity such as hyperbole) — as a means for developing multiple forms of expression for a thought, amplification, “names an important point of intersection where figures of speech and figures of thought coalesce” ( Silva Rhetoricae ). ...more on Wikipedia about "Amplification (rhetoric)"

Anacoenosis is a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question to an audience, often with the implication that they share a common interest with the speaker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anacoenosis"

An anacoluthon is a rhetorical device that can be loosely defined as a change of syntax within a sentence. More specifically, anacoluthons (or "anacoluthia") are created when a sentence abruptly changes from one structure to another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anacoluthon"

Anadiplosis is a rhetorical figure of speech that means to "double back" and repeat a word or phrase that appears at the end of sentence or clause at the beginning of the next sentence or clause. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anadiplosis"

In rhetoric, anaphora (from the Greek anaphérō, "I repeat") is the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of several consecutive sentences or verses to emphasize an image or a concept. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anaphora"

Anastrophe is a figure of speech involving an inversion of the natural order of words; for example, saying "echoed the hills" to mean "the hills echoed". In English, with its settled word order, departure from the expected word order emphasizes the displaced word or phrase: "beautiful" is emphasized in the City Beautiful urbanist movement; "primeval" comes to the fore in Longfellow's line "This is the forest primeval". Where the emphasis that comes from anastrophe is not an issue, "inversion" is a perfectly suitable synonym. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anastrophe"

Antanaclasis is a stylistic trope, in which a single word is repeated, but with a different meaning each time. It is a common device in puns and in advertising slogans. Some examples: ...more on Wikipedia about "Antanaclasis"

In rhetoric, antimetabole is the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in reverse grammatical order (ex: "I know what I like, and like what I know"). It is similar to chiasmus although chiasmus does not use repetition of the same words or phrases. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antimetabole"

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Antithesis ( Greek for "setting opposite", from anti = against and thesis = position) means a direct contrast or exact opposition to something. Hell is the antithesis of Heaven, chaos the antithesis of order. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antithesis"

Antonomasia is a rhetoric device: the substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name; the opposite substitution of a proper name for some generic term is also sometimes called antonomasia. The word derives from the Greek word antonomazein meaning "to name differently". ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonomasia"

Aphorismus is a figure of speech that calls into question the meaning of a word ("How can you call yourself a man?"). It often appears in the form of a rhetorical question and is meant to imply a distinction between the present subject and the general notion or ideal of the subject. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aphorismus"

An apologue (from the Greek: απολογος, a statement or account) is a brief fable or allegorical story with pointed or exaggerated details, meant to serve as a pleasant vehicle for some moral doctrine or to convey some useful lesson without explicitly stating it. Unlike a fable, the moral is more important than the narrative details. Like the parable, the apologue is a tool of rhetorical argument introduced in order to convince or persuade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apologue"

Apophasis ( Late Latin, from Greek apophanai, "to say no" ** ) refers, in general, to "mentioning by not mentioning". Apophasis has specific meanings when used a figure of speech or as a logical device. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apophasis"

Aporia (Greek: : impasse; lack of resources; puzzlement) denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aporia"

Aposiopesis (from Classical Greek, ἀποσιώπησις, "becoming silent") is the term for the rhetorical device by which the speaker or writer deliberately stops short and leaves something unexpressed, but yet obvious, to be supplied by the imagination, giving the impression that she is unwilling or unable to continue. It often portrays being overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. The ellipsis or dash is used. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aposiopesis"

Apostrophe ( Greek αποστροφη, turning away; the final e being sounded) is an exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech, when a speaker or writer breaks off and directs speech in an abstract direction, to a person not present, or to a thing. In dramatic works and poetry, it is often introduced by the word "O" (not the exclamation "oh"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Apostrophe (figure of speech)"

Apposition is a figure of speech, in which two elements are placed side by side, with the second element serving to define or modify the first (e.g., "My wife, a nurse by training,..."). It is a type of hyperbaton, or a figure of disorder, in that it disturbs the flow of the sentence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apposition"

Aristotle ( Greek: Aristotelēs 384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote many books about physics, poetry, zoology, logic, rhetoric, government, and biology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aristotle"

Asyndeton is a stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses. Examples are veni, vidi, vici and its English translation "I came, I saw, I conquered." Its use can have the effect of speeding up the rhythm of a passage and making a single idea more memorable. More generally, in grammar, an asyndetic coordination is a type of coordination in which no coordinating conjunction is present between the conjoins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asyndeton"

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