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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Owing to its origin in ancient Greece and Rome, English rhetorical theory frequently employs Greek and Latin words as terms of art. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in-depth discussion. For more information, click the terms.
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A concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words used in a book or body of work, listing every instance of each word with its immediate context.Historically, concordances have been compiled only for works of special importance, such as the Vedas, [1] Bible, Qur'an or the works of Shakespeare, James Joyce or classical Latin and Greek authors, [2] because of the time, difficulty, and ...
A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".
This is a list of words and phrases related to death in alphabetical order. While some of them are slang, others euphemize the unpleasantness of the subject, or are used in formal contexts. Some of the phrases may carry the meaning of 'kill', or simply contain words related to death. Most of them are idioms
N. List of narrative forms; List of Nepenthes literature; List of New Testament minuscules (1–100) List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000) List of New Testament minuscules (101–200)
Literary reference Absalom, Absalom! William Faulkner: Bible: 2 Samuel 19:4: An Acceptable Time: Madeleine L'Engle: Bible: Psalm 66:13 A che punto è la notte (literally, "At which point is the night") Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini: Bible: Isaiah 21:11: After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Aldous Huxley: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Tithonus" Ah ...