| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of sound at the beginning of words |
| anaphora | repetition of words at the beginning of clauses |
| anastrophe | inversion of usual word order |
| asyndeton | lack of connectives |
| chiasmus | ABBA word order |
| ellipsis | omission of words |
| epithet | descriptive term or nickname |
| euphemism | a more pleasant way to say something |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| litotes | double negative |
| metonymy | the substitution of one word for a closely related one |
| onomatopoeia | word sounds like what it means |
| personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
| polysyndeton | many connectors such as -que and et |
| synchysis | ABAB word order |
| syncope | cutting off of a letter or syllable |
| synecdoche | part for the whole |
| tmesis | separation of parts of a compound word |
