English Language & Usage Asked on February 8, 2021
From Toni Morrison’s Beloved:
"They beat you and you was pregnant?"
This is asked by Paul D in response to Sethe who describes that she was beaten when she was pregnant. Paul D knows the answer, this is more of an incredulous question, also angry, in disbelief… any particular way to classify it?
It is erotesis - a type of rhetorical question that conveys a passionate affirmation or denial.
Erotesis, which is also known as erotema, eperotesis and interrogation is another type of rhetorical question that conveys a strong or passionate affirmation or denial.
Or said another way:
A manner of phrasing a question that presupposes an answer that is either a strong affirmative or, more often, a strong negative.
Answered by FeliniusRex on February 8, 2021
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