Grammer GOLD

Asyndeton

Leaving out conjunctions (no and, but, so) "I came, I saw, I conquered."

Anadiplosis

Repeating the last word of one sentence at the start of the next "The crime was common, common be the pain."

Periodic Sentence

Main clause comes at the end (suspenseful buildup) "Paralyzed by meeting my past at every turn, I go aimlessly from room to room."

Parallelism

Matching grammatical structures in a list or pair "I went hunting, fishing, and camping."

Antithesis

Juxtaposing contrasting ideas in parallel form "We need more action and less talk."

Chiasmus

Reversing the order of words or ideas (A–B → B–A) "One should eat to live, not live to eat."

Anaphora

Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses "I needed a drink. I needed a vacation. I needed a home."