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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 ...
Fable – a short allegorical story. Facilitas – the improvising of effective oral or written language to suit any situation. Feminist rhetoric – rhetorical theory concerned with feminism and its critique of social structures. Figura etymologica – repetition of two etymologically related terms. Forensic rhetoric – speaking in a courtroom.
Sometimes the meaning of an allegory can be lost, even if art historians suspect that the artwork is an allegory of some kind. [21] Allegory has an ability to freeze the temporality of a story, while infusing it with a spiritual context. Medieval thinking accepted allegory as having a reality underlying any rhetorical or fictional uses. The ...
Articles relating to allegory, a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. Authors have used allegory throughout history in all forms of art to illustrate or convey complex ideas and concepts in ways that are comprehensible or striking to its viewers, readers, or listeners.
The fresco represents an allegorical glorification of Pope Clement X Altieri and his nephews, which in a play on his name celebrates a central personification of Clementia (Mercy). Around her twines an allegorical composition that immortalizes the pope's happy and peaceful reign. Source/Photographer
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Anagoge (ἀναγωγή), sometimes spelled anagogy, is a Greek word suggesting a climb or ascent upwards.The anagogical is a method of mystical or spiritual interpretation of statements or events, especially scriptural exegesis, that detects allusions to the afterlife. [1]
Annibale Carracci, An Allegory of Truth and Time (1584–85), an allegorical history painting relying very little upon realism. Velázquez, portrait painting of Pope Innocent X, c. 1650 A genre painting. Adriaen van Ostade, Fishmonger, 1660–1670, oil on oak, 29 × 26.5 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. A landscape.