antithesis
opposition or contrast of ideas
apostrophe
directly addresses an absent person or personified objects
asyndeton
omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses (FANBOYS)
ellipsis
three periods (...)
hyperbaton
inversion in the arrangement of common words
hypophora
a type of reasoning in which one or more questions are asked and answered by the same writer/speaker
isocolon
two or more parts of a sentence are identical in length, rhythm & structure
juxtaposition
when two words, phrases & images are places close together for comparison
natural order
normal sentence
polysyndeton
deliberate use of many conjunctions
scheme
word order, syntax, letter & sounds rather than meaning of words
style
evaluation of the choices an author makes: high, middle, low
tricolon
series of three parallel words, phrases or clauses
antithesis example
many are called but few are chosen
apostrophe example
O strangers of the future! O inconceivable being!
asyndeton example
I can't believe she made me clean, wash, dry, fold, dispense.
hyperbaton example
sweet, she was.
hypophora example
how do we know this to be true? We have observed it in the lab.
isocolon example
the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
juxtaposition example
it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
polysyndeton example
they walked and played and ran and jumped.
tricolon example
I came, I saw, I conquered