Appositio (ap-po-sit’-i-o): Addition of an adjacent, coordinate, explanatory or descriptive element.
Their marriage, a partnership that lasted 40 years, is suddenly coming to an end. They say they’ve grown apart.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
Tricolon (tri-co-lon): Three parallel elements of the same length occurring together in a series.
You drill. You spill. You kill.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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Cacozelia (ka-ko-zeel’-i-a): 1. A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned. 2. Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.
The mise en scène of the parking lot is not exactly what I would call méthodique! We must utilize every erg at our disposal to hasten its rejuvenation with fresh white stripes.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
Oxymoron (ox-y-mo’-ron): Placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another. A compressed paradox.
His obnoxious beneficence is captured in his ‘charitable’ foundation’s motto: “We $ Losers”.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
Apagoresis (a-pa-gor’-e-sis): A statement designed to inhibit someone from doing something. Often uses exaggeration [or hyperbole] to persuade. It may combine an exaggeration with a cause/effect or antecedent/consequence relationship. The consequences or effects of such a phrase are usually exaggerated to be more convincing.
If you burp like that again I’ll have you arrested!
Definitions courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu). Bracketed text added by Gorgias.
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