| A | B |
|---|
| The agreement of words according to logic, and not by the grammatical form | synesis (constructio ad sensum) |
| A form of pleonasm involving repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence | tautology |
| Interlocked word order | synchysis |
| A relative of syllepsis in which two different words linked to a verb or an adjective which is strictly appropriate to only one of them. | zeugma |
| Use of superfluous or redundant words, often enriching the thought | pleonasm |
| Explicit comparison between two things using “like” or “as” | simile |
| The repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases or clauses | polysyndeton |
| Use of a word with two others, with each of which it is understood differently | syllepsis |
| The anticipation, in adjectives or nouns, of the result of the action of a verb; also, the positioning of a relative clause before its antecedent | prolepsis |
| Pretended omission for rhetorical effect | praeteritio |
| Understanding one thing with another; the use of a part for the whole, or the whole for the part. | synecdoche |
