Definition of analepsis in English:

analepsis

noun ˌanəˈlɛpsɪsˌænəˈlɛpsəs

mass noun

1Rhetoric
A literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in a story.
writers make strategic use of both analepsis and prolepsis in telling a story
Compare with prolepsis
2rare Ascension into heaven.
the analepsis terminated the earthly ministry

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘rhetorical device involving repetition of a word or phrase’): via late Latin from Greek analēpsis, from ana ‘up’ + lambanein ‘take’.

Definition of analepsis in US English:

analepsis

nounˌanəˈlepsəsˌænəˈlɛpsəs

1Rhetoric
A literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in a story.
writers make strategic use of both analepsis and prolepsis in telling a story
Compare with prolepsis
2rare Ascension into heaven.
the analepsis terminated the earthly ministry

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘rhetorical device involving repetition of a word or phrase’): via late Latin from Greek analēpsis, from ana ‘up’ + lambanein ‘take’.

单词	analepsis
释义	Definition of analepsis in English: analepsis noun ˌanəˈlɛpsɪsˌænəˈlɛpsəs mass noun 1Rhetoric A literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in a story. writers make strategic use of both analepsis and prolepsis in telling a story Compare with prolepsis 2rare Ascension into heaven. the analepsis terminated the earthly ministry Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘rhetorical device involving repetition of a word or phrase’): via late Latin from Greek analēpsis, from ana ‘up’ + lambanein ‘take’. Definition of analepsis in US English: analepsis nounˌanəˈlepsəsˌænəˈlɛpsəs 1Rhetoric A literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in a story. writers make strategic use of both analepsis and prolepsis in telling a story Compare with prolepsis 2rare Ascension into heaven. the analepsis terminated the earthly ministry Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘rhetorical device involving repetition of a word or phrase’): via late Latin from Greek analēpsis, from ana ‘up’ + lambanein ‘take’.
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