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tricolon — tricòlon (s.m.) Isocolo trimembre. Es. L esperienza di ieri l avventura di oggi le sfide di domani (pubblicità). parallelismo, isocolo, tetracòlon … Dizionario di retorica par stefano arduini & matteo damiani
Tricolon — A tricolon ( pl. tricola) is a sentence with three clearly defined parts (cola) of equal length, usually independent clauses and of increasing power.: Veni, vidi, vici :: mdash; (Julius Caesar): I came; I saw; I conquered. However, the English is … Wikipedia
tricolon — tri·colon … English syllables
tricolon — (ˈ)trī+ noun Etymology: Greek trikōlon, neuter of trikōlos 3 limbed, from tri three + kōlon limb, part of a strophe more at tri , calk : a period in classical prosody composed of three cola … Useful english dictionary
Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… … Wikipedia
Hendiatris — (Greek for one through three ) is a figure of speech used for emphasis, in which three words are used to express one idea. For example, the phrase wine, women and song uses three words to capture one idea.If the units involved are not single… … Wikipedia
Catullus — For persons with a cognomen Catulus , see Lutatius Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. 84 BC ndash; ca. 54 BC) was a Roman poet of the 1st century BC. His work remains widely studied, and continues to influence poetry and other forms of art.… … Wikipedia
Zeugma — (from the Greek word ζεύγμα , meaning yoke ) is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and … Wikipedia
Artistic license — For the free software license, see Artistic License. Artistic licence (also known as dramatic license, historical license, poetic license, narrative license, licentia poetica, or simply license) is a colloquial term, sometimes euphemism, used to… … Wikipedia
Veni, vidi, vici — Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (pronounced|ˈweːniː ˈwiːdiː ˈwiːkiː in Classical Latin or IPA| [ˈveni ˈvidi ˈvitʃi] in Vulgar Latin) is a famous Latin sentence spoken by Julius Caesar in 47 BC. [Quoted in , [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plut… … Wikipedia
