Sound Patterns & Repetition
"Harry hurried home to watch football on TV."
Alliteration
"He is as brave as a lion."
Simile
"We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."
Anaphora or Tricolon
"Excited the children were when The Backyardigans entered the room."
Anastrophe
"As a doctor with over thirty years of experience, I am telling you that this treatment will significantly improve your condition."
Ethos
"The ship has sailed to the other shore."
Consonance
"Time is a thief."
Metaphor
"Today, I will finally catch my first wave."
Synecdoche
"Like father, like son."
Parallelism
"Imagine being stranded in a war-torn country, where every day is a fight for survival."
Pathos
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."
Parallelism
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Antithesis
"Why should you care about the environment? Because it is the only home we have.
Hypophora
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
Tricolon
"History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Logos
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."
Assonance
"The loud silence of the night was unsettling."
Juxtaposition
"The White House released a statement yesterday."
Metonymy
"He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
Allusion
"Who in their right mind would ever refuse such a generous offer?"
Rhetorical Question
"Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better."
Anaphora
"All hands on deck."
Synecdoche
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing."
Anastrophe
"We swore loyalty to the crown."
Metonymy
"What do we want from our government? We want accountability and transparency."
Hypophora