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Deasis – An Expression of Feeling by Oath or Asseveration.      941
(Also called Obsecratio and Obtestatio.)


Decrementum – Decrease—an Increase in the Opposite Direction.     432
(Also called Catabasis. The opposite of Anabasis.)


Decussata Oratio – Introverted Correspondence.     374
(Also called Allelouchia, Chiasmos, Chiasmus and Chiaston.)


Definitio – A definition of terms.     443
(Also called Horismos.)


Deinosis – Addition of conclusion by way of exclamation.     464
(Also called Epiphonema.)


Deprecatio – An Expression of Feeling by way of Deprecation.     936


Derivatio – The Repetition of Words derived from the same Root.     304
(Also called Paregmenon.)


Descriptio – By way of Description. A division of classifying certain figures.     444
(Also called Adumbratio, Diatyposis, Eicasia, Enargeia, Hypotyposis, Icon, Imagio, Phantasia, and Repræsentatio.)


Detestatio – An Expression of Feeling by way of Detestation.     935
(Also called Abominatio, Apodioxis and Rejectio.)


Diacope – A Word is cut in two, and another Word put in between.
(Also called Diæresis, Dialysys, Diastole, Divisio, Ectasis and Tmesis.)     702


Diæresis – A Word is cut in two, and another Word put in between.
(Also called Diacope, Dialysys, Diastole, Divisio, Ectasis and Tmesis.)       702


Diallage – (Merismos) An Enumeration of the Parts of a Whole which has been mentioned.  435
(Also called Digestio, Discriminatio, Distributio, Epimerismos and Merism)


Diallelon – Epanodos with contrast or opposition.     301
(Also called Antimetabole, Commutatio and Metathesis.)


Dialogia – The interchange of words or of their meanings.     287
(Also called Anaclasis, Antanaclasis, Antistasis, Homogene, Refractio and Reciprocatio.
. Ploce is a special variation of Antanaclasis 286.)


Dialogismos – Dialogue.     957
(Also called Logismus and Sermocinatio.)


Dialysis – A Word is cut in two, and another Word put in between.    702
(Also called Diacope, Diæresis, Diastole, Divisio, Ectasis and Tmesis.
.One of the names given to the figure Asyndeton [137], but it is not that same figure.)


Dialyton – A separation of the parts.     137
(Also called Asyndeton, Asyntheton, Dialysis, Dissolutio, Epitrochasmos, Percursio and Solutum.)


Dianœa – Animated dialogue.     959
(A form of Dialogismos. Also called Responsio and Subjectio.)


Diaporesis – An Expression of Feeling by way of Doubt.     929
(Also called Addubitatio, Aporia and Dubitatio.)


Diaskeue – Description of circumstances.      456
(Also called Circumstantæ Descriptio, and Peristasis.)


Diastole – A Word is cut in two, and another Word put in between.
(Also called Diacope, Diæresis, Dialysys, Divisio, Ectasis and Tmesis.)     702


Diasyrmos – An Expression of Feeling by way of Tearing Away Disguise.     937


Diatyposis – Word picture. Visible Representation of Objects or Actions by Words.     444
(Also called Adumbratio, Descriptio, Eicasia, Enargeia, Hypotyposis, Icon, Imagio, Phantasia, and Repræsentatio.)


Diexodos – A Lengthening out by copious Exposition of Facts.     439
(When Synathrœsmos is used of facts, etc., instead of single words or things, it is called Diexodos.)


Diezeugmenon – Where several members, which at first form one sentence, are unyoked and separated into two or more clauses. (135 see footnote.)
Detailing. A Returning for Repetition and Explanation.    395
(A form of Repetitio called Prosapodosis. Also called  Disjunctio, Reditio, Redditio and Sejugatio.)


Digestio – (Merismos) An Enumeration of the Parts of a Whole which has been mentioned.   435
(Also called Diallage, Discriminatio, Distributio, Epimerismos and Merism)


Digressio – Digression. A temporary Turning Aside from one Subject to another.     906
(Also called Aphodos, Ecbole, Parabasis and Parecbasis.)

Diminutio – A belittleing of one thing to magnify another.  155
(Also called Meiosis, Extenuatio and Litotes.)


Diorthosis –  A Recalling of what has been said, in order to correct it as by an Afterthought.   909
(Also called Correctio, Epanorthosis, Epidiorthosis and Metanœa.)


Discriminatio – (Merismos)   435  
An Enumeration of the Parts of a Whole which has been mentioned.
(Also called Diallage, Digestio, Distributio, Epimerismos and Merism)


Disjunctio – Detailing. A returning for repetition and explanation.   395
(A form of Repetitio called Prosapodosis. Also called  Diezeugmenon, Reditio, Redditio and Sejugatio.)
(135 see footnote. Sometimes used as a name for the figure Paradiastole [neither/nors 238 ].)


Dissolutio – A Dissolving (Asyndeton).
(Also called Asyntheton, Dialysis, Dialyton,  Epitrochasmus, Percursio, Solutum.)   137


Divisio – A word is cut in two, and another Word put in between.   702
(Also called Diacope, Diæresis, Dialysys, Diastole, Ectasis and Tmesis.)


Dubitatio – An Expression of Feeling by way of Doubt.      929
(Also called Aporia, Addubitatio and Diaporesis.)

 


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