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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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circumlocution

Literature; Shakespeare

The act of circling around a situation without actually mentioning it. Antony never directly calls Brutus a liar, he only suggests that it may be an option.

repotia

Literature; Shakespeare

At the term suggests, this is related to repeating a word. Sometimes a speaker will repeat a word so many times that it causes the listener to doubt the meaning.

commoratio

Literature; Shakespeare

This is the habit or action of repeating your strongest argument again and again. This is seen on several occasions in Julius Caesar.

simile

Literature; Shakespeare

There are MANY similes throughout Julius Caesar. A simile is the figurative language technique of comparing two items using like or as.

ploce

Literature; Shakespeare

A ploce is a rhetorical technique where a word is repeated with the intent of emphasizing the importance of the idea.

paralepsis

Literature; Shakespeare

Paralepsis is emphasizing a point by pretending to ignore it. For example when Antony tells the Romans that they need not know what Caesar's will says.