| Figure Name | epiplexis |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | increpacio |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
Asking questions in order to chide, to express grief, or to inveigh. A kind of rhetorical question. |
| Example |
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? —Job 3:11 |
| Kind Of | |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | erotema, Figures of Pathos |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Claus Strommer |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |