Absolutes

terms free from limitations, ex: best.

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

a familiar proverb or wise saying

"A stich in time saves nine."

an arguement attacking an individual's character rather than his position on an issue

Thomas Paine's personal attack on King George III in The Crises

a literary work where characters, objects, or actions represent abstract ideas

Pilgrims' Progress by John Bunyan

repitition of initial sounds in successive words

Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven"

"On a midnight dark and dreary"

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical

Patric Henry's allusion to Judas' betrayal of Christ in his speech

a comparison of 2 different things which are similar in some way

Jonathan Edward's comparison of God's wrath to a bow and arrow

Anaphora

the repitition of words/phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines

Jefferson's repitition of the words "He has" in the declaration of independance.

Anecdote

a brief narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event

The town hoe story in Moby Dick

A word or phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers

Adam (the antecedent) hid his backpack.