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Boston, David R.Godine, 2011.
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| Description |
x, 254pBlack spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Rhetoric is among the most ancient academic disciplines, and we all use it every day whether expertly or not. This book is a lively set of lessons on the subject. It is about rhetorical figures: practical ways of applying old and powerful principles--repetition and variety, suspense and relief, concealment and surprise, the creation of expectations and then the satisfaction or frustration of them--to the composition of a simple sentence or a complete paragraph. --from publisher description.
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| Contents |
Repetition of words and phrases. Simple repetition of words and phrases: epizeuxis, epimone, etc
Repetition at the start: anaphora
Repetition at the end: epistrophe
Repetition at the start and end: symploce
Repeating the ending at the beginning: anadiplosis
Repeating the root: polyptoton
Structural matters. Parallel structure: isocolon
Reversal of structure: chiasmus
Inversion of words: anastrophe
Using extra conjunctions: polysyndeton
Leaving out conjunctions: asyndeton
Leaving out words: ellipsis
Dramatic devices. Saying things by not saying them: præteritio
Breaking off in midstream: aposiopesis
Correcting oneself: metanoia
Rhetorical uses of the negative: litotes
Rhetorical questions: erotema
Asking questions and answering them: hypophora ; Anticipating objections and meeting them: prolepsis
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| Standard Number |
9781567925524 Pb.
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