Tricolon is a poetic device where lines are organized into three similar-sounding sentences. It can be found in famous expressions and mottos, such as “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” and “Duty, Honor, Country”. The tricolon does not require exact syllabic parallelism and can take on contrived forms, such as the tricolon crescendo or decrescendo. Other poetic constructions […]