parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair of series of related words, phrases or clauses
isocolon
use of parallel elements similar not only in structure, as in parallelism, but in length
antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
anastrophe
inversion of the natural or usual word order
parenthesis
insertion of some verbal init in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence
apposition
placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first
ellipsis
deliberate omission of a word or of words which are readily implied by the context
asyndeton
deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses
polysyndeton
the opposite of asyndeton; the deliberate use of many conjunctions
alliteration
repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words
assonance
the repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words
anaphora
repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses
epistrophe
repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
epanalepsis
repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause
anadiplosis
repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
climax
arrangement of words, phrases or clauses in order of increasing importance
antimetabole
repetition of words; in successive clauses; in reverse grammatical order
chiasmus
reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses
polyptoton
repetition of words derived from the same root