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Praise for
Farnsworth’s
Classical English Rhetoric
Every writer should have this book.
Erin McKean
editor of
Verbatim: The Language Quarterly
Mandatory for persons involved in public speaking, this book should prove
indispensable also to writers wishing to improve their literary style.
John Simon
author of
Paradigms Lost
An engaging and accessible guide, valuable to all who wish to improve their
rhetorical skills or better appreciate the abilities of others.
Library Journal
Deserves a place on the shelf next to the dictionary and thesaurus.
ALA
Choice
I admire this book and enjoy noting how these allegedly artificial tropes are
actually what the tongue naturally seeks.
Peter Elbow
professor emeritus of English, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and author of
Writing
Without Teachers
Ward Farnsworth’s invaluable review of classical English rhetoric is not only
a vital tool for aiding clear expression, but a timely reminder that, despite the
confusion of the present technological age, human nature, and our ability to
communicate in clear and often beautiful ways, are unchanging.
Victor Davis Hanson
co-author of
Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of
Greek Wisdom
Farnsworth’s
CLASSICAL
ENGLISH RHETORIC
by
Ward Farnsworth
David R. Godine
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Publisher
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Boston
For Annie and Sam
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First published in 2011 by
David R. Godine
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Publisher
Post Office Box 450
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www.godine.com
Copyright © 2010 by Ward Farnsworth
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and reviews.
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CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Farnsworth, Ward, 1967–
Farnsworth’s classical English rhetoric / by Ward Farnsworth.
p. cm.
HARDCOVER ISBN 978-1-56792-385-8
EBOOK ISBN 978-1-56792-467-1
1. English language—Rhetoric. I. Title. II. Title: Classical English rhetoric.
PE1408.F285 2011
808'.042—dc22
2009022385
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I • REPETITION OF WORDS AND PHRASES.
1. Simple Repetition of Words and Phrases: EPIZEUXIS, EPIMONE, etc.
2. Repetition at the Start: ANAPHORA
3. Repetition at the End: EPISTROPHE
4. Repetition at the Start and End: SYMPLOCE
5. Repeating the Ending at the Beginning: ANADIPLOSIS
6. Repetition of the Root: POLYPTOTON
II • STRUCTURAL MATTERS.
7. Parallel Structure: ISOCOLON
8. Reversal of Structure: CHIASMUS
9. Inversion of Words: ANASTROPHE
10. Using Extra Conjunctions: POLYSYNDETON
11. Leaving Out Conjunctions: ASYNDETON
12. Leaving Out Words: ELLIPSIS
III • DRAMATIC DEVICES.
13. Saying Things by Not Saying Them: PRÆTERITIO
14. Breaking Off in Midstream: APOSIOPESIS
15. Correcting Oneself: METANOIA
16. Rhetorical Uses of the Negative: LITOTES
17. Rhetorical Questions: EROTEMA
18. Asking Questions and Answering Them: HYPOPHORA &
Anticipating Objections and Meeting Them: PROLEPSIS
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

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