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Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses |
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| Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. |
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| A noun, noun phrase or series of nouns used to identify or rename another noun, noun phrase or pronoun. |
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| Omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. |
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| The grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance. |
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| An independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions that gather details about the person, place, event, or idea. |
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| Speech or writing that urges or commands an audience to follow (or not follow) a particular course of action. |
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| A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated. |
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| A type of word formation in which a verb or an adjective (or other part of speech) is used as a noun. |
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| A definition that states only bare facts and a definition that carries an opinion. |
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| Long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax. |
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| A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn; either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism in a deductive argument. |
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| A method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. |
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| An observation that draws attention away from the central issue in an argument or discussion. |
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| To interpret or present in line with a special interest. |
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| A group of words that begins with a relative pronoun or a subordinating conjunction. A subordinate clause has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. |
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| A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. |
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| Use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one. |
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