click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Figures of Thought
Figure of Thougts
Question | Answer |
---|---|
anacoenosis | an appeal to someone or something (ex: That's right, isn't it Mother?") |
aporia | doubt or hestitation (ex: "I don't know...maybe I shouldn't go out alone.") |
ecphonesis | exclamation ("Help!") |
epanorthosis | correction, recall ("Wait, did I say that? Maybe I was wrong.") |
epiphonema | instructive, moralizing remark ("I told you that it was foolish to go into the dark woods alone.") |
erotesis | asking what is already known |
hypotyposis | lively description (Ex: She's lovely! Great skin, fine bones, funn, smart) |
prosopographia | vision, image to raise terror or wonder |