Figure Name | macrologia |
Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
Earliest Source | None |
Synonyms | macro, long, logos, speaking, macrology |
Etymology | None |
Type | Trope |
Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
Definition |
Longwindedness. Using more words than are necessary in an attempt to appear eloquent. |
Example |
Polonius exemplifies macrologia in the following speech from Hamlet. |
Kind Of | |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | periergia, tautologia |
Notes | |
Confidence | Confident |
Last Editor | Jacqueline Mok |
Confidence | Confident |
Editorial Notes | |
Reviewed | No |