Ecphonesis (ec-pho-nee’-sis): An emotional exclamation.
Pat: “My head is on fire!”
Sam: “So is your imagination.”
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
Ecphonesis (ec-pho-nee’-sis): An emotional exclamation.
Pat: “My head is on fire!”
Sam: “So is your imagination.”
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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