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Andrew Shields Sep 23, 2024

Epanalepsis (or epanodiplosis) in Emily Dickinson’s "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -" (Fr591). #111Words #EmilyDickinson #IHeardAFlyBuzzWhenIDied #RhetoricalFigures #Rhetoric #Poetry #Literature #Epanalepsis #Epanadiplosis #Repetition https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/09/epanalepsis-or-epanodiplosis-in-emily.html

Epanalepsis (or epanodiplosis) in Emily Dickinson’s "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -" (Fr591)

While preparing Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -" (Fr591) for discussion on Wednesday, I noticed the structure of the p...

Andrew Shields Jun 29, 2023

William James and the “harlot” of the “multiverse” in 1895. #111Words #WilliamJames #Multiverse #Amorality #Harlot #RhetoricalFigures https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2023/06/william-james-and-harlot-of-multiverse.html

William James and the “harlot” of the “multiverse” in 1895

In his 1895 lecture "Is Life Worth Living?", William James coined the term "multiverse", but he did not mean it in our sense of many univer...

History of Rhetoric Apr 12, 2023

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Donald Trump in 2016 about the US journalist Megyn Kelly: “I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct. Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!” #RhetoricOfSilence #shhh #politics #rhetoric #silence #TeamRhetoric #rhetodons #RhetoricalFigures

Andrew Shields Mar 24, 2023

Epanorthosis in Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Monument”. #111Words #ElizabethBishop #Epanorthosis #RhetoricalFigures #Poetry https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2023/03/epanorthosis-in-elizabeth-bishops.html

Epanorthosis in Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Monument”

I was amused — no, I was thrilled — when a student taught me the rhetorical figure of epanorthosis: the correction — no, the emphatic replac...