Prolepsis vs. Analepsis
Difference Between Prolepsis and Analepsis
Prolepsisnoun
(rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
Analepsisnoun
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
Prolepsisnoun
(logic) The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
Analepsisnoun
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
Prolepsisnoun
A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
Analepsisnoun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
Prolepsisnoun
A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
Prolepsisnoun
(botany) Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
Prolepsisnoun
(authorship) The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
Prolepsisnoun
anticipating and answering objections in advance
