Average Process
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Anaphora
repetition of word/phrase at BEGINNING of successive lines
Scheme, m. level
Epiphora
repetition of word/phrase at END of line of verse
Scheme, m.
Epanalepsis
repetition of words in close succession
Scheme, m.
Polyptoton
word repeated in different inflected forms
Scheme, m.
Figura etymologica
repetition of word´s root in different forms
Scheme, m.
Parallelism
succession of clauses/sentences of same structure
Scheme, syntactic-level
Chiasm
reversal of structure in successive clauses
Scheme, s.
Asyndeton
successive words connected without conjunctions
Scheme, s.
Polysyndeton
successive words are linked by conjunctions
Scheme, s.
Inversion
more common word order = reversed
Scheme, s.
Ellipsis
sentence components are omitted
Scheme, s.
Zeugma
same verb is applied to more than 1 object in different senses
Scheme, s.
Metaphor
implicit comparison; NOT connected by a comparative particle
source domain -> vehicle -> ground <- tenor <- target domain
Trope
simile
2 things connected by comparative particle (e.g. like, such, as)
Trope
personification
idea/thing/non-human entity presented as alive/human
Trope
Synesthesia
vehicle & tenor refer to different sensory perceptions
Trope
Synechdoche
replacement of part & whole
Trope
Metonymy
replacement of terms, which are logically, ontologically, casually connected
Trope
Symbol
item associated to a concept --> vehicle is actually there
Trope
Euphenism
more positive term to make smth. seem better
Trope
Hyperbole
exaggeration
Trope
Irony
expression that means opposite of said
Trope
Litotes
reference to element/quality by negotating it´s opposite
Trope