Figures of Displacement
Allegory A story or fable employed for its similarity and symbolic portent for a real-world situation. e.g An army of...
Figures of Thought
Excursis (digressio, parecbasis) An aside or digression from the main thread of story or argument. Exouthenismos A statement aiming scorn...
Figures of Reason and Argument
Accumulatio Summing up in conclusion all the points contributing to an argument or put forward in a...
Figures of Form and Diction
Alliteration A series of words beginning with the same letter or sound. Anadiplosis Repetition of the final word of one...
Figures of Affect (Emphasis)
Hyperbole Exaggeration in a phrase or statement for effect, often to the point of absurdity. e.g The temperature...