| Figure Name | epitrochasmus |
| Source | Aquil. 6 ("epitrochasmus," "percursio"); Melanch. IR d1v ("congeries" "synathroismus" "epitrochasmus"); Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); De Mille (1882) ("praecursio") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | percursio, praecursio |
| Etymology | from Gk. epitrochazein, "to run swiftly over" |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. To touch rapidly on one point and then another. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. 516. RAPID MENTION (PRAECURSIO). |
| Example |
2. "The head is on the block-the axe rushes-dumb lies the world; that wild, yelling world with all its madness is behind thee." -CARLYLE. (De Mille) |
| Kind Of | Series |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | asyndeton, climax, congeries, emphasis |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Samantha Price |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |