Rhetorical Figures and Style as Argumentation

Authors

  • Marie Lund Klujeff University of Aarhus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v12i45.185

Keywords:

rhetorical figures, metaphors, style, argumentation, rhetorical criticism

Abstract

The theory of rhetorical figures played an important part in certain periods of the history of rhetoric, but lately it has not been of particular interest to rhetorical criticism. Metaphors and rhetorical figures have been the object of literary studies. The modern rhetorical criticism has treated rhetorical figures as subordinate to argumentation. The article presents a recent rhetorical theory with a primary focus on rhetorical figures as well as on argumentation. This rhetorical theory is compared with parallel perspectives of modern theories on metaphors and the analytical perspectives are explored in a reading of a debate between the rapper Niarn and the author Hanne-Vibeke Holst.

Author Biography

Marie Lund Klujeff, University of Aarhus

Marie Lund Klujeff er lektor ved Center for Retorik, Institut for Æstetiske Fag, Aarhus Universitet. Hun har blandt andet skrevet ”Fra århundreders synsvinkel. Retorisk analyse af præsident Bushs 2. indsættelsestale” (2005) og ”Introduktion til retorisk stil” (2007) og har sammen med Hanne Roer redigeret Retorikkens aktualitet (2006).

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Published

2025-12-16

How to Cite

Lund Klujeff, M. (2025). Rhetorical Figures and Style as Argumentation. Rhetorica Scandinavica, 12(45), 28–48. https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v12i45.185