Category: Education
Created by: Carissa
Number of Blossarys: 6
English (EN)Paralepsis is emphasizing a point by pretending to ignore it. For example when Antony tells the Romans that they need not know what Caesar's will says.
A ploce is a rhetorical technique where a word is repeated with the intent of emphasizing the importance of the idea.
There are MANY similes throughout Julius Caesar. A simile is the figurative language technique of comparing two items using like or as.
This is the habit or action of repeating your strongest argument again and again. This is seen on several occasions in Julius Caesar.
At the term suggests, this is related to repeating a word. Sometimes a speaker will repeat a word so many times that it causes the listener to doubt the meaning.
The act of circling around a situation without actually mentioning it. Antony never directly calls Brutus a liar, he only suggests that it may be an option.
This is a specific type of rhetorical question where Antony asks the opinion of the audience while suggesting that there is a common interest.
By: Carissa