Ecphonesis

=__Ecphonesis__=

(ek'-fō-nē**"**-sis)

(derived from Greek root ekphōneîn- meaning 'to cry out') Is a [|rhetorical device] first used in ancient literature.
 * //n.//** The usage of an exclamatory phrase, usually to express a specific emotion. Syn: Exclamation

__Examples:__ "YMCA!" -Village People from the song "YMCA"

"O tempora! O mores!" (Translated as "Oh the times! oh the customs(morals)) -Cicero from Fourth Book, Second Oration against Verres

__E.B. White Example__ "Poor piggledy-wiggledy!" ("Death of a Pig", 27)