| A | B |
|---|
| allegory | prolonged metaphor |
| alliteration | repetition of sounds @ beginning of words |
| anaphora | repetition of the same word |
| anastrophe | reversal of normal word order |
| antithesis | sharp contrasts of opposites; juxtaposition |
| assonance | repetetion of internal or final vowel sounds |
| asyndeton | absence of connectives |
| chiasmus | ABBA word order |
| consonance | repetition of consonants at beginning, middle, or end of words |
| ellipsis | omission of a word |
| enjambment | delay of final word(s) to the next line |
| homeoteleuton | repetition of similar endings |
| apostrophe | direct address of an absent person |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| hysteron proteron | reversal of natural order |
| synchesis | ABAB word order |
| litotes | assertion of something by denying its opposite |
| metaphor | implied comparison |
| metonymy | one word is used to suggest another |
| onomatopoeia | words where the sound suggests meaning |
| personification | human traits attributed to non-human things or ideas |
| polysyndeton | excessive use of connectives |
| polyptoton | repetition of same word in different forms |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| synechdoche | type of metonymy using part for whole |
| transferred epithet | application of an adjective where it properly applies to another |
| tricolon crescens | climactic series of three (or more) examples |
| word picture | words are arranged to suggest a visual image |
| zeugma | use of a single word in both a literal and figurative way |
