- Amplification Strategies (page one)
- Argumentation Techniques (page two)
- Balance, Antithesis, and Paradox (page three)
- Emotional Appeals (Pathos) (page three)
- Metaphorical Substitutions and Puns (page three)
- Omission of Words, Phrases, and Clauses (page three)
- Repetition of Letters, Syllables, and Sounds (below)
- Repetition of Words, Phrases, Clauses, and Ideas (below)
Repetition of Letters, Syllables, and Sounds
- alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sound. - assonance
Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words. - embolalia
Hesitation forms (meaningless filler words, phrases, or stammerings) in speech. - homoioteleuton
Similar sound endings to words, phrases, or sentences. - homonyms
Words that sound alike but have different meanings and/or spellings. - homophones
Two or more words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling. - malapropism
Absurd or humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound. - parechesis
The repetition of the same sound in words that are close together.
Repetition of Words, Phrases, Clauses, and Ideas
- anadiplosis
Repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next. - anaphora
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. - antistasis
Repetition of a word in a different or a contrary sense. - commoratio
Repetition of a point several times in different words. - diacope
Repetition broken up by one or more intervening words. - epanalepsis
Repetition at the end of a clause or sentence of the word or phrase with which it began. - epimone
Frequent repetition of a phrase or question; a refrain; dwelling on a point. - epiphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses. - epizeuxis
Repetition of a word for emphasis (usually with no words in between). - isocolon
A succession of phrases of approximately equal length and corresponding structure. - parison
Corresponding structure in a series of clauses. - pleonasm
Needless repetition. - ploce
Repetition of a word with a new or specified sense, or with pregnant reference to its special significance. - polyptoton
Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings. - polysyndeton
A style that employs a great many conjunctions. - synonyms
Words having the same or nearly the same meaning.
