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Icon – Visible Representation of Objects or Actions by Words. 444
(Also called Adumbratio, Diatyposis, Eicasia, Enargeia, Hypotyposis, Imago, Phantasia and Repræsentatio.)
Idioma – The peculiar usage of Words and Phrases. 819
(Also called Idiom and Idiotismus.)
Idiotismus – The peculiar usage of Words and Phrases. 819
(Also called Idiom and Idioma.)
Imago – Visible Representation of Objects or Actions by Words. 444
(Also called Adumbratio, Diatyposis, Eicasia, Enargeia, Hypotyposis, Icon,
Phantasia and Repræsentatio.)
Imitatio – Description of Sayings. 451
(Also called Mimesis.)
Imprecatio – Expression of Feeling by way of Malediction or Execration. 940
(Also called Apeuche, Ara, Comminatio, Execratio, Maledictio and Misos. )
Inclusio – The Repetition of the same Word or Words at the beginning and end
of a Sentence. 245
(Also called Cyclus and Epanadiplosis. )
Incrementum – An Increase of Sense in successive Sentences. 429
(Also called Anabasis, Anagoge and Auxesis.)
Injunctum – (Protozeugma) Ante-Yoke. 131
Intentio – (Epitasis) Amplification. Addition of Conclusion by way of Emphasis. 462
(The opposite of Anesis.)
Interfactio – A passing from one subject to another. 908
(Also called Metabasis and Transitio.)
Interjectio – Parenthetic Addition by Way of Feeling. 478
(See also Epiphonema and Ecphonesis.)
Interpositio – By way of Interposition. 469; 470
(See also Apostasis, Epanalepsis and Correspondence.)
Interpretatio – Repetition for the Purpose of Interpreting what has been
already said. 402
(Also called Hermeneia.)
Interrogatio – The Asking of Questions without watting for the Answer. 944
(Also called Erotesis, Erotema, Percontatio, Peusis and Pysma.)
Inversio – Name given to three distinct figures…
. Epanodos: The Repetition of the same Words in an inverse Order (but same Sense). 299
. (Also called Antimetabole, Chiasmus, Regressio and Synantesis.)
. Anastrophe: The position of One word changed so as to be set over against the Other. 699
. (Also called Parallage, Syncategorema and Trajectio.)
. Antistrophe: A turning the Words of a Speaker against himself. 965
. (Also called Biæon and Violentum.)
Involutio – Change of what is unpleasant for pleasant. 685
(Also called Chroma, Euphemismos and Periploce.)
Iteratio – The Repetition of the Same Word in the Same Sense. 189
(Also called Conduplicatio, Epizeuxis, Geminatio and Subjunctio.)
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