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Piling up words of differing meaning but for a similar emotional effect. |
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Often congeries
is simply the Latin term for synathroesmus
("collection"). However, the Latin term seems to emphasize the
emotional amplification of such an accumulation, making congeries akin
to climax and grouped among both the Figures
of Pathos and the Figures
of Amplification (Thus Melanchthon distinguishes incrementum
[climax] as a kind of congeries). If the piling up occurs by rapidly touching
on one thing and then another, congeries may be considered a type of epitrochasmus.Some
authorities equate congeries with synonymia
(as Melanchthon 1523 D1r; 1531 D4v-E1r)) |
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Quint 8.4.3,
8.4.26-27; Melanch. IR d1r-v ("congeries" "interpretatio"
"synathroesmus" "epitrochasmus"); Melanch. ER D4v-E1r
("congeries" "synonymia"); Peacham (1577) Q2r
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