Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Figure of speech
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| gptkbp:category |
Rhetorical device
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| gptkbp:defines |
A figure of speech in which the speaker or writer breaks off abruptly and leaves the statement incomplete
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| gptkbp:etymology |
From Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiōpēsis), meaning 'becoming silent'
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| gptkbp:example |
"Get out, or else—!"
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aposiopesis
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Ellipsis
gptkb:Anacoluthon |
| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:rhetoric
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
Expressing strong emotion
Suggesting unwillingness or inability to continue |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ellipsis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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