Brevitas
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Brevitas is a figure of thought that uses the minimum amount of words to express an idea. The most basic form of brevitas is the combination of a verb and a noun. Other combinations may be used such as adverb-verb and adjective-noun. The whole idea of brevitas is to use a few words to say a lot.
Brevitas in Rhetoric
Rhetorica ad Herennium, a text attributed to Cicero but who's author is unknown, defines brevitas as "the expressing of an idea by the very minimum of essential words."[1] This does not mean that brevitas lacks rhetorical amplification, but expresses it in another style of rhetoric.
Examples of Brevitas
· Looking good! · It is what it is · Life happens · It is well with my soul · Such is life
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