| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| assonace | repetition of vowel sounds |
| bracketing/framing | AA BB |
| chiasmus | A B B A word order |
| epithet | a term used to characterize someone |
| hendiadys | one idea expressed through two words |
| imagery | the use of description to convey meaning |
| metonomy | a word is used to suggest another word with which it is closely related |
| onomatopoeia | sound of the word expresses its meaning |
| simile | an explicit comparison using like or as (ut/velut) |
| synechdoche | a part used to represent a whole |
| syncope | the shortening of a word to fit the meter |
| ellipsis | leaving out of a word in a sentence |
| synchesis | interlocking word order |
| transferred epithet | application of an adjective to a noun when it really refers to another noun |
| word picture | arrangement of words to suggest the meaning visibly |
