Deliberate omission of a word or of words that are readily implied by the context.
What is an ellipsis?
100
The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
What is parallelism?
100
What is the purpose of alliteration?
Alliteration is used for emphasis and sometimes for humorous effect.
100
Parenthesis
I tried to climb a tree today. However, I got stuck, and my brother (Cullen) had to help me get down.
200
The repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reserve grammatical order.
What is an antimetabole?
200
What is an epistrophe?
Repetition of the same word o group of words at the ends of successive clauses.
200
What is a hypophora?
Asking a question and then immediately answering it to establish authority.
200
What is the purpose of an asyndeton?
To produce a hurried rhythm in the sentence.
200
Zeugma
Drinking chamomile tea helped me calm my nerves, lower my stress, and think in a more relaxed manner.
300
What is an isocolon?
When the parallel elements are similar not only in structure but also in length.
300
What is a polysyndeton?
The deliberate use of conjunctions.
300
What is an anaphora?
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.
300
To look witty and aphoristic!
What is the purpose of an antithesis?
300
Epistrophe
The world is a colorful place: the people are colorful, the languages are colorful, and the nature that surrounds us is especially colorful.
400
What is an epiplexis?
Asking a question in order to reproach or upbraid, rather than to elicit information.
400
What is an antithesis?
A juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.
400
What is a zeugma?
When more than one word in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb.
400
What is the purpose of an erotema?
It can be an effective device for persuasion.
400
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
Antimetoble
500
What is an anadiplosis?
The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause, often used to highlight a cause-effect relationship.
500
What is a chiasmus?
The reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.
500
What is an erotema?
A rhetorical question; asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely.
500
What is the purpose of a hypophora?
It's a good way to demonstrate authority.
500
I looked around and I saw the people swarming around me in a sort of organized chaos. They all had places to be and people to see and things to hear and were so focused on the things they intended to do and I began to feel content in their intentions.