isocolon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἰσόκωλον (isókōlon), composed of ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and κῶλον (kôlon, “member, clause”).
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
edit- ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Proverbs 23:32.