Rhetoric and Style

A transfer that makes one domain of experience intelligible through another.

A crossed arrangement in which corresponding elements return in reversed order.

An utterance whose intended stance diverges recognisably from its literal wording.

The naming of an object using a concept that is conceptually related to it.

The substitution of an expression with a reference to a part, the whole, or a type.

Deliberate exaggeration to intensify an impression.

A pointed interruption of a syntactic construction that has already begun, often to make emotion or refusal audible.

Feigned refusal of something actually desired.

A growing sequence of expressions that condenses a subject or unfolds it into aspects.

Excessive flattering praise intended to gain favour, closeness or advantage.

The reinforcement of a statement through the conception of an impossible event.

A riddling short tale or allusion, often cast as an animal fable, that conveys a moral meaning.

Giving a reason or cause for a statement just made.

The linguistic expression of indignation or indignant rejection.

A sustained configuration in which persons, actions, or settings carry a second structured field of meaning.

Unfolding one subject into several distinguishable possibilities or cases.

Ambiguity arising from the grammatical structure or organization of an utterance.

Speech that is intentionally obscure or seemingly paradoxical, creating the appearance of meaning or erudition.

An ordered recapitulation of the main points developed before.

Appealing to an audience as fellow deliberators or judges.

A consultative question addressed to an audience, apparently or genuinely involving it in judgment.

The repetition of the final word or phrase of one unit at the beginning of the next.

The performed act of remembering within speech.

A construction in which only one part of an announced multi-part juxtaposition is realized.

The repetition of the same expression at the beginning of successive linguistic units.

An unfinished two-part construction whose expected completion is omitted.

A deviation from the usual word order through the reversal or conspicuous rearrangement of related elements.

A concluding addition that diminishes what preceded it.

Balancing an admitted disadvantage with a favourable point.

Repetition of the same word with distinctly different meanings.

A following unit that explicitly corresponds to an earlier construction.

Using a word as a different part of speech.

The development of opposed arguments on the same subject, making a question examinable from at least two contradictory sides.

The repetition of words or phrases in reversed grammatical order.

The use of an expression in a sense that is clearly opposite to its literal meaning, as indicated by context.

The use of an expression in a contextually recognisable opposite sense.

Explicit rejection of a preceding claim or position.

The adoption of an opponent's argument or proof in order to turn it against its original direction and towards one's own position.

A pointed juxtaposition of opposing ideas in parallel or corresponding form.

Replacing a proper name with a characteristic designation, or the reverse.

A deliberately shaped response to a preceding question or assertion.

The confirmation of a claim by reference to generally accepted experience, shared knowledge, or a principle treated as certain.

A construction in which a linguistic element belongs to two syntactic contexts simultaneously.

Deliberate evasion of a question by moving to another subject.

A deliberate breaking-off of speech before the utterance is completed.

A form perceived as belonging to an earlier historical stage of a language.

A sequence of elements of equal rank without connecting conjunctions.

A sudden descent from the sublime to the banal or ridiculous.