Ecphonesis (ec-pho-nee’-sis): An emotional exclamation.
Sam: “Yaaaaaaa!”
Pat: “Calm down! It’s only a snake.”
Sam: “Yaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Pat: “Look! It likes you. It’s coming toward you.”
Sam: “Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
