From top, left to right: Scranton Electric Building, St. Peter's Cathedral, Downtown Scranton, Scranton City Hall, and Courthouse Square Motto(s): Embracing Our People, Our Traditions and Our Future Location of Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Climax (rhetoric) In rhetoric, a climax (Greek: ÎºÎ»á¿Î¼Î±Î¾, klÃ®max, lit. staircase or ladder) is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance.[1][2] In its use with clauses, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (lit. growth).
homoeoptoton. a rhetorical device consisting of the repetition of the same case endings, inflections, etc., at the end of phrases. homoeoteleuton. a device of rhetoric in which like-sounding words, syllables, or phrases are used at the end of succeeding sentences or lines.. a teacher of rhetoric. 2. one skilled in the art of rhetoric. 3. a speaker who overuses rhetorical devices, especially a bombastic or overelaborate orator. sardonicism. a style of speaking or writing characterized by bitter, contemptuous, or scornful derision.