| erotema |
| Definition: A figure of speech where something is asserted by asking it as a question. |
| Example: Why are you such an asshole? |
| Etymology: The word means "to question" in Greek. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1589: "Erotema … This figure I call the Questioner." (Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xix. (Arb.) 220) |