isocolon
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσόκωλον (isókōlon), neuter of ἰσόκωλος (isókōlos), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and κῶλον (kôlon, “member, clause”).[1][2] By surface analysis, iso- + colon.
Noun
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isocolon (plural isocolons or isocola)
- (rhetoric) A rhetorical scheme in which parallel elements possess the same number of words or syllables.
- Hyponyms: bicolon, tricolon, tetracolon
References
- ^ “isocolon, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “isocolon, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Proverbs 23:32.