Anaphora

a NA pho ra

repetition of beginnings

ex: I needed a drink, I needed a vacation, etc.

Anastrophe

a NAS tro phe

arrangement by reversal of order

ex: are you ready? what know you of ready?

Antanaclasis

ANT a na CLASS is

repetition in different senses

ex: if you don't look good, we don't look good.

Antimetabole

AN ti me TA bo lee

repetition of successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

ex: stops static before static stops you

Antithesis

an TI the sis

repetition of words or ideas in contrasting juxtaposition

ex: love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing

Asyndeton

a SYN de ton

omission of conjunctions from clauses

ex: they have cold weather, they have cold hearts

Auxesis

aux EE sis

arrangement by ascending importance

ex: referring to a scratch as a wound

Chiasmus

ki AZ mus

repetition of ideas in inverted order

ex: nice to see you, to see you nice!

Ellipsis

el LIP sis

Ommision

ex: prosperity is a great teacher, adversity a greater

Epanorthosis

EP a NOR tho sis

addition by correction (sometimes form of parenthesis)

ex: maybe there is a beast..what I mean is...maybe its only us

Epizeuxis

EP i ZOOK sis

repetition immediately

ex: A twister! A twister!

Erotema

ER o TEEM a

asking a question to affirm or deny a point

ex: if practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

Isocolon

i so COL on

repetition of grammatical forms

ex: it takes a licking, but keeps on ticking!

Parenthesis

pa REN the sis

addition of "pop up" idea

ex: the English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation

Polysyndeton

POL y SYN de ton

addition of conjunctions

ex: it is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable, and dull

Zeugma

ZEUG ma

omission of a verb from parallel clauses

ex: she arrived in a taxi, and a flaming rage