Category Archives: Rhetoric

Rhetorical Devices: Hypophora

This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Hypophora Origin: From the Greek ὑπόϕορά (ipofora), meaning “carrying under” or “putting under”. In plain English: Asking a question … Continue reading

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Rhetorical Devices: Paraprosdokian

This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Paraprosdokian Origin: From the Greek παρά (para), meaning “beyond” and προσδοκία (prosthokhia), meaning “expectation”; thus, “beyond expectation”. In plain … Continue reading

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Rhetorical Devices: Paralipsis

This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Paralipsis Origin: From the Greek παράλειψις (paraleipsis), meaning “omission”. In plain English: To call attention to something by specifically … Continue reading

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Rhetorical Devices: Polysyndeton

This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Polysyndeton Origin: From the Greek πολυσύνδετος (polysyndetos), meaning “bound together”. In plain English: The repetition of conjunctions such as … Continue reading

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Rhetorical Devices: Asyndeton

This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Asyndeton Origin: From the Greek ἀσύνδετον (asindeton), meaning “unconnected”. In plain English: The omission of conjunctions such as “and”, … Continue reading

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