parallelism/repetition terms

alliteration

Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. 

[L]et us go forth to lead the land we love 

anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. 

not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need — not as a call to battle, though embattled we are

antimetabole

Repetition of words in reverse order. 

[A]sk not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.

antithesis

Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction.

[W]e shall… support any friend, oppose any foe

asyndeton

Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. 

[W]e shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

epiphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses (also known as epistrophe).

government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth (Lincoln).

parallelism

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

Let both sides explore... Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals.... Let both sides seek to invoke... Let both sides unite to heed

polysyndeton

the deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words to emphasize the effect of cataloging.

I paid for my plane ticket, AND the taxes, AND the fees, AND the checked bags, AND eight dollars for a small bottle of water. (note that caps are not necessary).