English poetry -- History and criticism; Poetry -- Early works to 1800
_Of the figures which we call Sensable, because they alter and affect
the minde by alteration of sense and first in single words._ 148
Metaphora, _or the figure of transport._ 149
Catacresis, _or the figure of abuse._ 150
Metonymia, _or the misnamer._ 150
Antonomasia, _or the surnamer._ 151
Onomatopeia, _or the newnamer._ 151
Epitheton, _or figure of attribution, otherwise
called the qualifier._ 152
Metalepsis, _or the far-set._ 152
Liptote, _or the moderator._ 153
Paradiastole, _or the currifauel, otherwise
called the soother._ 154
Meiosis, _or the disabler._ 154
Tapinosis, _or the abbaser._ 154
Synecdoche, _or the figure of quick conceit._ 154
_Of sensable figures appertaining to whole speeches, and by them
affecting and altering the minde by force of sence and intendment._ 155
Allegoria, _or figure of faire semblance._ 155
Enigma, _or the riddle._ 157
Parimia, _or the prouerbe._ 157
Ironia, _or the drie mock._ 157
Sarcasmus, _or the bitter taunt._ 158
Asteismus, _the merry scoffe, or ciuill iest._ 158
Micterismus, _or the fleering frumpe._ 158
Antiphrasis, _or the broad floute._ 159
Charientismus, _or the priuie nippe._ 159
Hyperbole, _or the loud lier, otherwise
called the ouerreacher._ 159
Periphrasis, _or the figure of ambage._ 161
Synecdoche, _or the figure of quick conceit._ 162
_Of figures sententious, otherwise called rhetoricall._ 163
Anaphora, _or the figure of report._ 165
Antistrophe, _or the counterturne._ 165
Simploche, _or figure of reiteration._ 166
Anadiplosis, _or the redouble._ 167
Epanalepsis, _or the slow returne, otherwise
called the Eccho sound._ 167
Epizeuxis, _or the vnderlay, otherwise
called the Cuckow spell._ 167
Ploche, _or the doubler, otherwise
called the swift repeate._ 168
Paranomasia, _or the nicknamer._ 168
Traductio, _or the tranlater._ 170
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