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Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Sibilance
Repetition of the 's' sound
Tricolon
A list of three connected words or ideas = "veni
Tricolon crescendo
Tricolon which builds in significance or impact
Asyndeton
A list without any conjunctions = "I got confused between all the teachers with the same name: Mr A Jones
Polysyndeton
A list where everything is connected by conjunctions = "My timetable is intense: Maths and English and Latin and PE"
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Rhetorical question
A question that is not intended to be answered
Promotion
First word or phrase given
Delay
Last word or phrase given
Chiasmus
A mirrored structure
Simile
Comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'
Enjambent
Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as