Ecphonesis

Ecphonesis (Greek: ἐκφώνησις) is an emotional, exclamatory phrase (exclamation) used in poetry, drama, or song.

Edgar Allan Poe used ecphonesis in “The Tell-Tale Heart:” "Almighty God!--no, no!

They heard!--they suspected!--they knew!--they were making a mockery of my horror!--this I thought, and this I think.

'"Other examples of ecphonesis include when Homer Simpson said "No!

during The Simpsons episode "Homer The Heretic,"[1] and when the Scarecrow said "Oh joy!

In the Eastern Orthodox Church many prayers are recited silently by the priest who "speaks to God face-to-face" according to St. Symeon of Thessaloniki.

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