| A | B |
|---|
| an implied comparison | metaphor |
| a deliberate understatement | litotes |
| saying one thing, meaning another | irony |
| repetition of the same word at the start of successive phrases or clauses | anaphora |
| repetition of a consonant sount | alliteration |
| combination of three words or phrases | tricolon |
| a small 3-wheeled bike for kids | tricycle |
| a long sentence whose meaning is delayed untill the end | periodic sentence |
| rhetorical exaggeration | hyperbole |
| another word for boredom | monotony |
| two words joined to make one meaniing | hendiadys |
| the art of public speaking | rhetoric |
| a high state of happiness | euphoria |
| omission of a word that must be undertood | ellipsis |
| a question that does not expect an answer | rhetorical question |
| An ABBA arrangement of words | chiasmus |
| a direct comparison of two things | simile |
| omission of ordinary conjunctions | asyndeton |
| pretending to pass over facts or events | praeteritio |
| dropping an unaccented vowel in the middle of a word | syncope |
