anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines, allusion - an implied or indirect reference (especially in literature), often to classical literature, history, pop culture, etc., antithesis - opposition or juxtaposition of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction, rhetorical question - a question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer, metaphor - saying one thing IS another; exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, simile - comparison of one thing with another thing using like or as, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid, verbal irony - expression in which words mean something contrary to what is actually said, pun - a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings,

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