Figure Name | interlacement |
Source | Ad Herennium 278 |
Earliest Source | |
Synonyms | |
Etymology | |
Type | Scheme |
Linguistic Domain |
Lexicographic Syntactic |
Definition |
1. The combined use of Antistrophe and Epanaphora; we repeat both the first |
Example |
1. "Who are they who have often broken treaties? The Carthaginians. Who are they who have waged war with severest cruelty ? The Carthaginians. Who are they who have marred the face of Italy ? The Carthaginians. Who are they who now ask for pardon? The Carthaginians. See then how appropriate it is for them to gain their request." (Ad Herennium) |
Kind Of | Repetition Series |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | antistrophe, epanaphora |
Notes | |
Confidence | Confident |
Last Editor | Ashwini Namasivayam |
Confidence | Confident |
Editorial Notes | |
Reviewed | No |