aPOSIOPESIS

WHat makes it so good?

• Creates dramatic tension
• Adds emphasis to a point
• If used correctly connects speaker with audience

Example #1

This is an example of aposiopesis for it doesn’t complete the statement but goes off to another idea in the part where it says “from…It burst..”

Example #2

This is a valid example for it also stops without completing a statement at "but...Oh.."

Example #3

This fits into the definition for it doesn't complete the saying of "Can you fix a broken.. Can you feel.."

Works Cited
Pollick, Michael, and Bronwyn Harris. WiseGeek. Conjecture, 02 Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Mar. 2014.

"Rhetorical Figures in Sound: Aposiopesis." Rhetorical Figures in Sound: Aposiopesis. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.

"Aposiopesis." Aposiopesis. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.