relating a series of words, phrases or clauses by similar structure

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parallelism not only with structure, but in length.

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Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

arrangement of words, phrases or clauses in an order of increasing importance.

He rejected his wife, family, and life itself.

inversion of the usual word order.

"One ad does not a survey make."

renaming or redefining a subject using commas.

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insertion of word(s) that interrupt the normal syntax.

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omission of word(s) implied in the context.

A's were earned by fifteen students, and B's by twelve.

omission of conjunctions between a series.

"I came, I saw, I conquered."

addition of conjunctions between a series.

I came and I saw and I conquered.

repetition of consonant sounds.

Shakespeare shatters complacent minds.

repetition of vowel sounds.

Shakespeare shatters complacent brains.

repetition of words derived from the same root.

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

repetition of word(s) at the beginning of successive clauses.

It is possessing, it is being unpossessed, it is within us all.

repetition of word(s) at the ends of successive clauses.

Her style is possessing, my mind she is possessing.

repetition of word(s) at the beginning and end of a clause.

Possessing life without possessing---the ultimate free spirit she is.

Grabbing and possessing, possessing until possessed, possessed until we lose it all.

repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order.

I like it, it likes me.