is this Occultatio ? --- (classical rhetoric) (figure of speech)

[HenHanna]

If a speaker mentions A, B, C, (skips D) E, F, G

------------- so that each attentive Audience member
acutely feels D, is this Occultatio ?



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What is occupatio in literature?
Occupatio (with a P) (and no L)

== A rhetorical device (also known under the Greek name
paralipsis) by which a speaker emphasizes something by pretending to
pass over it:
'I will not mention the time when…'

--------- Here the speaker is ACTUALLY mentioning it.


The device was favoured by Chaucer, who uses it frequently in his
Canterbury Tales.

[Ed Cryer]

If a speaker  mentions   A, B, C,     (skips D)     E, F, G
       ------------- so that    each  attentive  Audience member
                         acutely feels   D,  is this  Occultatio ?
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What is occupatio in literature?
                                  Occupatio   (with  a  P)  (and no L)
       ==  A rhetorical device (also known under the Greek name
paralipsis) by which a speaker emphasizes something by pretending to
               'I will not mention the time when…'
                ---------  Here the speaker is ACTUALLY  mentioning it.
The device was favoured by Chaucer, who uses it frequently in his
Canterbury Tales.

I find "paralipsis" most frequently used by English grammarians.
After a bit of Googling, however, I find "occupatio" and "occultatio"
seem to be synonyms o

[micky]

In alt.usage.english, on Sat, 24 Aug 2024 16:35:39 -0700, HenHanna

Post by HenHanna
If a speaker mentions A, B, C, (skips D) E, F, G
------------- so that each attentive Audience member
acutely feels D, is this Occultatio ?
___________________________________
What is occupatio in literature?
Occupatio (with a P) (and no L)
== A rhetorical device (also known under the Greek name
paralipsis) by which a speaker emphasizes something by pretending to
'I will not mention the time when…'
--------- Here the speaker is ACTUALLY mentioning it.

AIUI, this is still praetemittere, saying I will pass over and thereby
mentioning it. I hadn't heard of the other things.

Post by HenHanna
The device was favoured by Chaucer, who uses it frequently in his
Canterbury Tales.