![]() *The vases of the classical period are but the reflection of classical beauty the vases of the archaic period are beauty itself." Sir John BeazleyĪporia: expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do. *Brutus: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. *Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. RooseveltĪntithesis: opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. And now Japan has attacked Malaya and Thailand - and the United States -without warning. Later in 1939, Hitler invaded Poland - without warning. In 1939, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia - without warning. In 1938, Hitler occupied Austria - without warning. In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia - without warning. *In 1931, ten years ago, Japan invaded Manchukuo - without warning. Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient MarinerĪntistrophe: repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. ![]() *The helmsman steered the ship moved on yet never a breeze up blew. Cicero, In CatilinamĪnastrophe: transposition of normal word order most often found in Latin in the case of prepositions and the words they control. *Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas, quod non ego non modo audiam, sed etiam videam planeque sentiam. ![]() We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. Cicero, In CatilinamĪnaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines. *Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt hic tamen vivit. *Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state servants of fame and servants of business. DiefenbakerĪnadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next. *Agreements entered into when one state of facts exists - are they to be maintained regardless of changing conditions? J. EnniusĪnacoluthon: lack of grammatical sequence a change in the grammatical construction within the same sentence. *Let us go forth to lead the land we love. Phaedrus: That is what those who claim to be professional teachers of rhetoric actually say, Socrates.Īlliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence. Never mind the truth - pursue probability through thick and thin in every kind of speech the whole secret of the art of speaking lies in consistent adherence to this principle. There are even some occasions when both prosecution and defence should positively suppress the facts in favor of probability, if the facts are improbable. In courts of justice no attention is paid whatever to the truth about such topics all that matters is plausibility. Socrates: The fact is, as we said at the beginning of our discussion, that the aspiring speaker needs no knowledge of the truth about what is right or good. Ross, in turn, added some additional examples. Chris Renaud gave it to him, stating that it originated with Ernest Ament of Wayne State University. This glossary came to us from our late colleague Ross Scaife, who encountered it during his graduate studies at the University of Texas. ![]() A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
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