| A | B |
|---|
| Anaphora | repetition of a word for emphasis |
| Asyndeton | series without conjunctions (absence of ands) |
| Confirmatio | the orator’s side of the story (the client’s case) |
| Corona | circle of spectators |
| Division / Partitio | outline of the orator’s treatment of the disputed points |
| Exordium | introduction designed to put audience and judges in a receptive mood for the main body of the speech |
| Ludi Megalenses | holiday, first day of the trial |
| Narratio | statement of the facts of the case |
| Novus Homo | first man in family |
| Peroratio | conclusion, wrapping up all points of the case |
| Polysyndeton | series with added but unnecessary conjunction (lots of ands) |
| Praetor Urbanus | presiding magistrate of a case |
| Preterition | saying “I’m not going to mention… but…” |
| Prosospopeia | impersonation of someone during the speech, type of personification |
| Quaestiones | courts for the upper class |
| Refutatio | a refutation of the opposition’s view |
| Rising Tricolon | three phrases with increasing lengths |
