abecedarian
 a-be-ce-da'-ri-an

An acrostic whose letters do not spell a word but follow the order (more or less) of the alphabet.
  Not a figure from classical times.
Examples
  Adorable, beautiful, charming, delightful, exciting, fantastic—you run the gamut from A to Z.
Related Figures
 
  • acrostic
  • epanodos
 
  Sources: Bullinger 180


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Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University
Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)


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