[rhetoric] Aphelia (Greek, `plainness`) is a rhetorical term that refers to the plainness of writing or speech. It is used to explain or teach rather than to entertain or elicit an emotional response. ==Style== The sentence structure is typically both short in length and lacks `poetic and rhetorical adornment.` Parataxis and asyndeton are a... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphelia_(rhetoric)