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| Question | Answer |
| Chiasmus | type of parallelism but it is flipped ie) A B is balanced by B A. |
| Antithesis | contrasts two ideas by placing them next to each other in parallel structure ie) If we try, we might succeed; if we do not try, we cannot succeed. |
| Asyndeton | no conjunctions |
| Polysyndeton | lots of conjunctions |
| Expletive | forced pause for emphasis ie) after all, anyway, in brief |
| Litotes | understatement created by denying the opposite of the idea in mind ie) Those who examine themselves will not remain ignorant of their failings. |
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