Words

Exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect.

Deliberate use of understatement

use of word opposite to literal meaning

word which sound echoes sense.

yoking of two terms which are contradictory

contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth

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

parallel elements are similar in structure and length. even number of words or syllables

juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure

inversion of natural use of word order

using () to interrupt word order

separating two elements with a comma, then describing something relating to the first.

delibrate ommission of words which are readily implied by the context

deliberate use of conjunctions between related causes

deliberate use of many conjunctions

repetition of initial or medial constants in two or more adjacent words

repetition of similar vowels, stressed syllables of adjacent words.

repetition of the same word or groups of words at the begining of a clause

repetition of word or group of words at the end of a clause

repetition of last word of clause at beginning of another.

words, phrases, clauses to show increasing importance.

repetition of words, and clauses in reverse grammatical order

repetition of words derived from the same root.

direct comparison

indirect comparison

figure of speech where part stands for whole.

substitution of attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant.

repetition of a word in two different senses

sounds alike but different in meaning.

use of word understood differently in relation to two or more other words, that it modifies orgoverns.

one part of speech for another.

descriptive word for a proper noun