Rhetoric

Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.

Anaphora

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.

Antithesis

Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.

Asyndeton

Deliberate use of many conjunctions, suggesting flow or emphasis.

Polysyndeton

Repetition of initial or medial consonants or vowels in adjacent words.

Alliteration

Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.

Epistrophe

Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause.

Anadiplosis

Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or heightened effect.

Hyperbole

An implied comparison between two things of unlike nature without using 'like' or 'as'.

Metaphor

An explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature using 'like' or 'as'.

Simile

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

Parallelism

Insertion of a verbal unit that interrupts the normal syntactical flow.

Parenthesis

Asking a question not to elicit an answer, but to assert or deny something.

Rhetorical Question (erotema)