10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECPHONESIS»
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ecphonesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Rhetoric; Or, A View of Its Principal Tropes and Figures, in ...
With a Variety of Rules to Escape Errors and Blemishes, and Attain Propriety and
Elegance in Composition Thomas Gibbons. r , □ n '.° iIi;s' : " C H A P T E R It " Vv
The EcPHONEsis considered . § i. 27>* definition of an Ecphonesis. §2.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Rhetoric and Style
The rhetorical term for a vehement exclamation expressing emotion is
ecphonesis. Even a rather unsophisticated quantitative analysis of this device in
the tale yields some interesting insights. I am referring to a mere counting of
exclamation ...
3
A Reader in the Language of Shakespearean Drama
Finally, ' Ecphonesis is a note of Exclamation : when some great passion of the
mind is pathetically uttered : whether it be in Admiration, Indignation ... or the like.
Ecphonesis falleth as a period, and raiseth the tone in the particle of Exclamation
...
Vivian Salmon, Edwina Burness, 1987
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De usu et ratione interpungendi: an essay on the use of ...
ECPHoNESIS is a Note of Exclamation r when some eat Paf. sion of the Mind is
pathetically uttered: Whether it be m Admiration, Indignation; Exoptation,
Desperation; Exultation, Lamentation; Terror, Commiseration; or the like.
Ecphonesis ...
James BURROW (Sir.), 1772
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The rhetorical speaker and poetical class book
Bishop Horne. ECPHONESIS. The Ecphonesis (from tiapovew, to exclaim,) is an
exclamation, through fear, surprise, &c, as, " Help ! help!" " O wretched state ! O
bosom black as death ! O limed soul ! that struggling to be free Art more engaged.
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Language and Society in Early Modern England: Selected ...
Butler makes this comment in connection with ecphonesis (the exclamation mark)
, where he notes that sentences like "How unsearchable are his judgements, and
his ways past finding out" (1633:61) are examples of both erotesis and ...
Vivian Salmon, Konrad Koerner, 1996
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An Essay on Hebrew Poetry, Ancient and Modern
Ecphonesis. Ecphonesis, or Exclamation, is a figure which shows that the mind
labours under some strong and vehement passion, either of admiration, or grief,
or indignation : spy. T1?'TM inferno Job HI. 11—13. Numbers How goodly are thy
...
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in ...
Ecphonesis, or Exclamation, is a figure which shows that the mind labours with
some strong and vehement passion. It is generally expressed by such
interjections as O ! Oh! Ah! Alas! and the like, which may be called the signs of
this figure.
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The Poetical Clavis, in which are Defined and Illustrated ...
Q. What is ecphonesis t A. Ecphonesis is a figure which implies any exclamation,
or ejaculation, uttered under the influence of passion, as, Oh, my father l Oh, my
friend! ' To ecphonesis we are much inclinkl, When gusts of passion agitate the ...
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Language Form and Linguistic Variation: Papers Dedicated to ...
(1633:61) are examples of both erotesís and ecphonesis, although 'Ecphonesis,
being the more principal point, has the place: & the rather, because the other is
sufficiently known by the Interrogatives', The ambiguity arises from the word-
order ...
Angus McIntosh, John Mathieson Anderson, 1982
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECPHONESIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ecphonesis is used in the context of the following news items.
Swing Kid: The Glorious Paradox of Javier Baez
In most cases, verbal reactions to Javy's cuts are little more than iterations of that favored monosyllabic ecphonesis of oratory giants Joey ... «ChicagoNow, Aug 14»
San Bernardino girl returns to Scripps National Spelling Bee
Last year, she made it to the sixth round of the semifinals before running into “ecphonesis” (an exclamatory phrase), which tripped her up. «San Bernardino Sun, May 14»
San Bernardino girl headed to national spelling bee for third time
Last year, Isabel made it to the sixth round of the semifinals before being tripped up by “ecphonesis,” an exclamatory phrase, used in rhetoric or ... «San Bernardino Sun, Feb 14»
'Spell-ebrities' take the stage for final day of national spelling bee
Though the 11-year-old kept a brave face, she misspelled “ecphonesis,” which means to cry out. Each speller had a unique way of spelling the ... «Washington Times, May 13»
