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prolepsis |
(n): anticipating and answering objections in advance
(n): a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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I am not going to take your time by prolepsis, gentlemen, either in its literal or chronological sense...
- Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola