Definition:
A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation.
Etymology:
From the Latin, "to call"Examples and Observations:
- "A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"
(William Shakespeare, King Richard III) - What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god!"
(William Shakespeare, "Hamlet") - "What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!"
(Nathaniel Hawthorne) - "What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!"
(Victor Hugo) - "All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!"
(Bob Newhart) - "If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank."
(Woody Allen) - "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!"
(Jonathan Winters)
Pronunciation: ek-SKLAM-eh-tor-ee SENT-ens
