Flowers (figures) of Rhetoric (English)
Rhetorical Figures
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-A-

abating
abbaser
abode, figure of
abcedarian
abstraction from the first
abuse
abusion
acrostic
adage
adjournment
agnomination
adjunct
affirmation
allegory
alliteration
ambage, figure of
ambiguous
amphibology
anticipation
antipersonification
apparent refusal
apposition
assonance
assumption
avancer, the
-B-
barbarism
broad floute, the
-C-
cause shown
change of name
civille jest, the
clause
combined repetition
comma
common cause
conceit
condescension
consonance
contencion
continued metaphor
contrast
counterchange, the
counterfait in personation
counterfait place
counterfeit time, the
counter turne
cutted comma, the
cutting from the end
-D-
doubtfull, the
-E-
elimination
etiology
example
expedition
-F-
false semblant
-G-
gradation
-H-
heaping up
-I-
impartener, the
interlacement
intimation
-L-
like letter
loose language
-M-
marching figure, the
maxim
merry scoffe, the
-N-
 
-O-
old name new thing
-P-
parallelism
personification
phrase
place, counterfait
privy nippe, the
proverb
-Q-
quarreller, the
quick dispatch
-R-
reason rend, the
rebounde, the
recompencer, the
redouble, the
remembrance
renconter, the
repetition
report, the figure of
responce, figure of
reversal
rhetorical question
-S-
sarcasm
silence, figure of
single supply
simile
speedie dispatcher, the
surnamer, the
-T-
tell cause, the
tranlacer
transition
transplacement
turne tale, the
-U-
uncouthe
urbanity
-V-
 
-W-
wondering
word-clashing
-Z-
 
 
 
© 1996-2004
Gideon O. Burton
Brigham Young Univ.
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"Silva Rhetoricae"
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