Elocutio

Elocutio (lexis or phrasis in Greek)[1][2] is a Latin term for the mastery of rhetorical devices and figures of speech in Western classical rhetoric.[2] Elocutio or style is the third of the five canons of classical rhetoric (the others being inventio, dispositio, memoria, and pronuntiatio) that concern the craft and delivery of speeches and writing.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lanham, Richard (1991). A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780520076693.
  2. ^ a b Crowley, Sharon (1999). Ancient rhetorics for contemporary students. Debra Hawhee (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. p. 229. ISBN 0-205-26903-6. OCLC 38390395.