Climax (cli’-max): Generally, the arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance, often in parallel structure.
I woke up this morning to the ongoing media drumbeat–thump, thump, thump, we must dump Trump.
The radio says investigate him, question him, impeach him.
The Facebook news feeds say investigate him, question him, impeach him.
Twitter says investigate him, question him, impeach him.
Many Democrats say investigate him, question him, impeach him.
Most Republicans say nothing at all, except to complain about the “leaks” from the intelligence community–primarily CIA and NSA.
Bear this in mind: Republicans aren’t accusing CIA and NSA of lying. Rather they are accusing them of leaking.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (www.rhetoric.byu.edu)
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