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Examples Help!
What is the
definition of Apophasis?
How do you define Apophasis? What is an Apophasis? The word
derives from the from the Greek word 'apophanai' meaning
"to say no". The
definition of Apophasis is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Apophasis - a poetic device |
Definition: Mentioning
something by saying it will not be mentioned!
Denying any intention to talk or write about
something, but making the denial in such a way that
the subject is actually discussed.
Example: A recipient of
an award starts his acceptance speech by saying that
"I won't list the people who have helped me like the
director, the producer, the editor, the cameraman,
my mother and father, instead, I just want to talk
about my fellow actors..." |
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Definition of Apophasis
- a poetic device |
Examples of Apophasis in Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Apophasis
examples can be found by the most famous poets including William
Shakespeare
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Mark
Antony's funeral speech in Julius Caesar by William
Shakespeare
"I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.
I am no orator, as Brutus is;
But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man . . .
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men's blood; I only speak right on."
Examples Help -
Figures of Speech - Apophasis
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Apophasis make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Apophasis use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Apophasis
Figures of
speech such as Apophasis adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
