Auxesis (figure of speech)

Auxesis (Greek: αὔξησις, aúxēsis) is the Greek word for "growth" or "increase". In rhetoric, it refers to varying forms of increase:

hyperbole (overstatement): intentionally overstating a point, its importance, or its significance^[1]^[2]^[3]
climax (ascending series): a series of clauses of increasing force^[4]
amplification (rhetorical increase): extension or exaggerated, needless repetition of arguments to emphasize the point

See also

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Anticlimax, the opposite of auxesis in its climactic sense
Catacosmesis, a form of anticlimax
Figure of speech
Banter
Meiosis and litotes, the opposite of auxesis in its hyperbolic sense
Rhetoric
Trash-talk, insulting language usually found at sporting events
Fighting words, language to create a verbal/physical confrontation by their use
Flaming (Internet)
Flyting, the exchanging of insults
Hip hop music
Profanity
Sledging (cricket)
Talking shit
The dozens
Wolf-whistling

References

↑ Encarta World English Dictionary (1999)
↑ The Times English Dictionary (2000)
↑ OED 1st edition
↑ Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University Silva Rhetoricae Archived January 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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