rhetorical question
a question in which the answer is implied
metaphor
a comparison of two normally unalike objects
antithesis
makes use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas
hypophora
ask a question, then answer it
parallelism
same general structure for many parts in a sentence or paragraph
anadiplosis
takes the last word of a sentence in the beginning of the next
asyndeton
leaves out conjunctions in a list or between phrases
polysyndeton
has a conjunction between every noun
epistrophe
repeated phrase at end of sentence
antanagoge
ordering points to downplay an argument