A GUIDE TO F IGURES OF S PEECH USED IN S CRIPTURE

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FIGURES OF GRAMMAR I. Involving Omission A. In the Usage of Words B. In the Arrangement of Words 1. Of Their Letters 2. Of the Words Themselves II. Involving Addition A. In the Usage of Words 1. By Redundancies 2. By Word Plays B. In the Arrangement of Words 1. By the Repetition of Letters 2. By the Repetition of Words 3. By the Repetition of Phrases 4. By the Repetition of Subjects III. Involving Change A. In the Usage of Words 1. Directly 2. By Exchange (Enallage) a. Involving Meanings b. Involving Syntax B. In the Arrangement of Words 1. Individual Words 2. Phrases I. FIGURES OF RHETORIC Involving Omission A. In the Application of Words B. In the Manner of Expression

II. Involving Addition A. In the Application of Words 1. In Order to Amplify (Amplificatio) 2. In Order to Reason (Ratiocinatio) 3. In Order to Conclude (Conclusio) B. In the Manner of Expression 1. By Way of Repetition (Repetitio) 2. By Way of Description (Descriptio) 3. By Way of Interposition ( Interpositio) III. Involving Change A. In the Application of Words 1. By Imported Images (Tropes) a. In Characterizations b. In Comparisons 2. By Contrasts 3. In Naming 4. In Apparent Ambiguity B. In the Manner of Expression 1. Regarding Subjects 2. Regarding Time 3. In Logical Development 4. In Argumentation 5. In Persons 6. By Attributions 7. By Emotions

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