ABSTRACT
Demetrius : The epiphonema, as it is called, one might define as a phrase that embellishes ; and it is of the highest importance in producing elevation of style, for one part of the phrase ministers to the thought, the other embellishes it. A case of the former is this : " As a hyacinth," etc. ; while the embellishment comes in with the following clause. Embellishment and beauty clearly result from the addition made to the preceding words . . . and in general the epiphonema is on a par with the displays of the rich . . . For indeed it may be said to be in itself a mark of wealth in words :—
like a hyacinth flower on the mountain side, Trod down by the shepherd's feet in the clay, On the earth lies fading its purple pride.
