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Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric / by Ward Farnsworth.

Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781567923858
ISBN: 1567923852
Physical Description: x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253).

Formatted Contents Note:

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.