a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance
a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning)
reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a heading for a chapter or other section of a work
deriving general principles from particular facts or instances ("Every cat I have ever seen has four legs; cats are four-legged animals").
deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achiever a certain effect (intentional sentence fragments, for example).
a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite (describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture.")
the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar ("The doctor wrote a subscription.")
a term describing a character or literary work that reflects the characteristics of Romanticism, the literary movement beginning in the late 18th century that stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels")