Aprosdoketone

An aprosdoketone ( ancient Greek : ἀπροσδόκητον 'something unexpected') is a rhetorical figure that uses an unexpected, surprisingly applied, conspicuous word instead of an expected common expression. It can be seen as a kind of stylistic punch line. The use of the aprosdoketone is called aprosdokesis .

literature

• Gero von Wilpert : Aprosdoketon. In: Subject dictionary of literature (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 231). 8th, improved and enlarged edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-520-23108-5 , p. 42.