Memoria was the term for aspects involving memory in Western classical rhetoric.
Dispositio is the system used for the organization of arguments in Western classical rhetoric.
These four operations were detected by classical rhetoric, and still serve to encompass the various figures of speech.
In classical rhetoric, a peroration was the final part of a speech.
At the same time, others have argued that St. Augustine is instead, "writing against the tradition of classical rhetoric."
A century ago, college students were expected to master courses in classical rhetoric.
One early concern of the medieval Christian church was its attitude to classical rhetoric itself.
Campbell attempts to clarify the theoretical understanding of classical rhetoric.
A simile is a figure of speech which derives from classical rhetoric.
Erasmus uses this knowledge of classical rhetoric in his writing.