Ecphonesis (Noun)
Meaning
An exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- What horrors shall I face on the battlefield!
- Alas, why did my true love leave me thus?
- Fie upon thy foolish ways, my errant friend!
- Good heavens, the bills I must pay this month!
- Heaven have mercy, how did we reach this point?!