Allusion: A reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work familiar to the reader.

Anecdote: A very short story that adds personal knowledge or experience to a topic.

Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words (e.g., "nodded, nearly napping").

Jargon: Specific phrases and words used in a particular profession, trade, or situation.

Stream of Consciousness: A continuous flow of thoughts of a person recorded as they occur.

Modal Verbs: Helper verbs that indicate possibility, intent, ability, or necessity (e.g., can, may, might, could, should, would, will, must).

Anaphora: Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses (e.g., “We shall not... we shall go until... we shall fight on the seas...”).

Epiphora: Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses.

Hypophora: A device that raises a question and then immediately answers it.

Assonance: Similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words (e.g., blaze, grave, rage, day, rave).

Euphemism: The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.

Neologism: A new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses.

Polysyndeton: The use of several coordinating conjunctions in succession for a specific effect (e.g., "and, and, and, and").

Asyndeton: The intentional elimination of conjunctions between phrases while maintaining grammatical accuracy (e.g., "I came, I saw, I conquered.").

Imperative: A command, instruction, request, or piece of advice (e.g., "Preheat the oven").