Uncommon words: • Accismus Coyness: a form of irony in which a person feigns a lack of interest in something that he or she actually desires. • Anadiplosis Repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next. • Apophasis Emphasizing a point by seeming to pass over it--that is, mentioning something while disclaiming any intention of mentioning it. • Aposiopesis An unfinished thought or broken sentence. • Bdelygmia A litany of abuse--a series of critical epithets, descriptions, or attributes. • Boosting An adverbial construction used to support a claim or express a viewpoint more assertively and convincingly. • Chleuasmos A sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving him or her without an answer. • Dehortatio Dissuasive advice given with authority. • Diatyposis Recommending useful precepts or advice to someone else. • Epexegesis Adding words or phrases to further clarify or specify a statement already made. • Epimone Frequent repetition of a phrase or question; dwelling on a point. • Epizeuxis Repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis (usually with no words in between). • Hypocrisis Exaggerating the gestures or speech habits of another in order to mock him. • Paronomasia Punning, playing with words. • Prolepsis Figurative device by which a future event is presumed to have already occurred. • Skotison Intentionally obscure speech or writing, designed to confuse an audience rather than clarify an issue. • Synathroesmus The piling up of adjectives, often in the spirit of invective. • Tapinosis Name calling: undignified language that debases a person or thing. • Tetracolon Climax A series of four members, usually in parallel form.. • Zeugma Use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:46:30 +0000
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