| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of sound at the beginning of words |
| anaphora | repetition of words at the beginning of clauses |
| hyperbaton | a change of usual word order, e.g. the wide separation of a noun and its adjective |
| asyndeton | lack of conjunctions |
| chiasmus | ABBA word order |
| ellipsis | omission of words |
| metaphor | implied comparison |
| simile | a compariosn using the words like or as |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| litotes | an assertion of something my denying the opposite. |
| 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 conjunctions such as -que and et |
| synchesis | ABAB word order |
| syncope, syncopation | cutting off a letter or syllable e.g. fuēre for fuērunt |
| tricolon | a series of three phrases or clauses |
| diminutive | indication of a small amount or small size |
| apostrophe | direct address to an absent person or object |
| oxymoron | juxtaposition of contradictory words |
