Aposiopesis (/ˌæpəsaɪ.əˈpiːsɪs/; Classical Greek: ἀποσιώπησις, "becoming silent") is a figure of speech wherein a sentence is deliberately broken off and left unfinished, the ending to be supplied by the imagination, giving an impression of unwillingness or inability to continue. An example would be the threat "Get out, or else—!"
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- Emotive aposiopesis – This type of aposiopesis is used in conditions of conflict between emotional outbursts of a speaker, and an environment that does not react.
- For the letter “A” I am going with “Aposiopesis” or becoming silent. Honestly, “anthology” would have been easier, but I decided to go bold with my first post.
- Aposiopesis is a figure of speech wherein a sentence is deliberately broken off and left unfinished, the ending to be supplied by the imagination...
- Difference Between Aposiopesis, Apostrophe, and Ellipsis. The definition of aposiopesis is very similar to the definition of apostrophe.
- This allows the ending to be filled in by the listener’s imagination. In order to show aposiopesis in a sentence, one may use the em dash (–) or ellipsis (…).
- Aposiopesis Definition & examples. It is a figure in which a writer or speaker breaks off suddenly leaving the sentence unfinished for the sake of effect.
- 5 ("aposiopesis," "reticentia"); Susenbrotus (1540) 25 ("aposiopesis," "reticentia," "praecisio," "obticentia," "interruptio") ; Peacham (1577) E4r, N1v; Putt.
- Could she have been shot from outside, do you suppose, and the window--?' He indicated his lack of confidence in the suggestion by resorting to aposiopesis."
- Aposiopesis is a rhetorical device that involves deliberately stopping or pausing in the middle of a sentence, leaving it incomplete or unfinished.
- Aposiopesis is a literary device characterized by an intentional and abrupt cessation of speech or an unfinished thought, creating a moment of silence or suspense.
