elocutio
Sign in to saveElocutio (lexis or phrasis in Greek) is a Latin term for the mastery of rhetorical devices and figures of speech in Western classical rhetoric. Elocutio or style is the third of the five canons of classical rhetoric (the others being inventio, dispositio, memoria, and pronuntiatio) that concern the craft and delivery of speeches and writing.
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It is catalogued under the topic Rhetoric.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Etymology
- Elements
- Levels of style
- Virtues of style
- Figures of style
- See also
- References
Elocutio (lexis or phrasis in Greek) is a Latin term for the mastery of rhetorical devices and figures of speech in Western classical rhetoric. Elocutio or style is the third of the five canons of classical rhetoric (the others being inventio, dispositio, memoria, and pronuntiatio) that concern the craft and delivery of speeches and writing.
== Etymology == The word elocutio comes from the Latin word , "to speak". Elocutio typically refers to rhetorical style. Similar terms are eloquence and elocution.
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