Catacosmesis (kat-a-kos-mees’-is): Ordering words from greatest to least in dignity, or in correct order of time.
From the Tesla Model S, to the Nissan LEAF, to my humble E-Z Go; from grand sedans to golf carts, the electrics are here to stay!
Hello quiet and clean! Goodbye, gasoline!
Or:
We are born, we live, we die. End of story?
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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Abating: English term for anesis: adding a concluding sentence that diminishes the effect of what has been said previously. The opposite of epitasis (the addition of a concluding sentence that merely emphasizes what has already been stated. A kind of amplification).
Your new BMW is fantastic! German engineering! Top speed 150 MPH! Was blue the only color available?
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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Effictio (ef-fik’-ti-o): A verbal depiction of someone’s body, often from head to toe.
Note: This figure was used in forensic rhetoric (legal argumentation) for purposes of clearly identifying an alleged criminal. It has often been adapted to poetical uses.
His head was almost perfectly oval–like a giant egg with a face and hair. His ears stuck way out from each side of his head. If he could wiggle them real fast, he could fly. His shoulders were perpendicular to the ground and his arms looked like bowling pins with hands. He was wearing a T-shirt that said “Makin’ Bacon” with a picture on the front of two pigs making piglets.
His pants were so low-slung that you could see his fruits of the loom flashing in the sunlight as he crossed the street–jaywalking his way toward me, clumping along in a pair of moon boots, circa 1983.
“My God!” I thought, “It’s the guy I bought the used car from that exploded on my way to the senior prom back in ’85!”
I picked up a rock from the gutter and threw it at him.
Revenge is sweet.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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