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Alliteration

repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence.

Allusion

is a short, informal reference to a famous person or event

Analogy

compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.

Antithesis

establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure. Antithesis can convey some sense of complexity in a person or idea by admitting opposite or nearly opposite truths. useful for making relatively fine distinctions or for clarifying differences which might be otherwise overlooked by a careless thinker or casual reader:

Climax

arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. Often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word of the next.