epergesis

Figure Name	epergesis
Source	Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); De Mille (1882) ("appositio and explanatio")
Earliest Source	None
Synonyms	appositio, explanatio
Etymology	None
Type	Trope
Linguistic Domain
Definition	1. Interposing an apposition, often in order to clarify what has just been stated. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. 206. APPOSITIO AND EXPLANATIO. Under this head may be classes another figure, which consists in giving emphasis to any statement by placing words after it of an explanatory character. This is called "appositio," and also "explanatio." (De Mille)
Example	1. I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. "Music, painting, poetry-the aesthetic arts-are the results of genius and industry." (De Mille)
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Notes	I chose Trope because the clarification is referring to the subject that was just stated. Not sure if I should have chosen Repetition because this figure serves to 'clarify', but not to repeat.
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Last Editor	Samantha Price
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