Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric

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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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Full title :Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric / by Ward Farnsworth.

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Publication Date:2011.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):David R. Godine Publisher
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 253 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781567923858, 1567923852, 9781567925524, 1567925529
oclc:ocn369308749
LC Classification:PE1408
Dewey Decimal:808/.042

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.