| A | B |
| Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis |
| Anastrophe | Inversion of usual word order |
| Asyndeton | Omission of conjunctions |
| Diminutive | A form of denoting smallness |
| Ellipsis | Omission of words |
| Hendiadys | Use of two nouns together to express a noun modified by an adjective |
| Litotes | Use of a negative to express a strong positive |
| Metonymy | Substitution of one word for another that it suggests |
| Personfication | Attribution of human characteristics to something not human |
| Synedoche | Use of part to express a whole |