indicate an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (
aposiopesis ), example: "But I thought he was . . .".
Kaynak: EllipsisVirgil's phrase is an example of the figure of speech called
aposiopesis . Cultural references The words are used in the Vulgate
Kaynak: Quos ego"Similarly, it can be used instead of an ellipsis to indicate
aposiopesis , the rhetorical device by which a sentence is stopped short
Kaynak: Dashaposiopesis : Breaking off or pausing speech for dramatic or emotional effect. apostrophe : Directing the attention away from the audience
Kaynak: Figure of speech omission or abbreviation, or a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (
aposiopesis ).
Kaynak: Japanese punctuationepanalepsis, epizeuxis, articulus , epanorthosis , epistrophe ,
aposiopesis , anaphora , polyptoton , synoeciosis , polysyndeton and asteismus .
Kaynak: Authorship of Titus Andronicus"truncated witticism,
aposiopesis ; enigmatic folk simile"), xiyu (習語/习语 "idiom"), and guanyongyu (慣用語/惯用语 "fixed expression; idiom; locution").
Kaynak: Chinese dictionary