The repetition of the same word or group of words at the begining of successive clauses.

This device produces a strong emotional effect, especially in speech.  It also establishes a marked change in rhythm.

the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often used in parallel sturcture.

the contrast may be in words or in ideas, or both.

When used well, it is very effective and can even be witty.

placing side by side tow coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or medification of the first.

In grammar, this is the appositive or noun cluster.

Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.

The effect of this devices is to produce a hurried rhythm in the sentence.

the criss-cross or reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases of clauses.

It is similar to antimetabole in that it too involves a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses, but unlike antimetabole in that it does not involve a repetition of words. can be used to reinforce antithesis.

Deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context.

While this can make clear, economical sentences, if the understood words are grammarically incompatible, the resulting sentence may be awkward.

repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occured at the beginning of the clause.

 Like other schemes of repetition, it often produces or expresses strong emotion.

repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.

Like anaphora, it produces a strong rhythm and emphasis.

a scheme of parallel structurewhich occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammtical structure but also in length. (number of words or even number  of syllables.)

Highly effective when used sparingly.

similarity of structure in a oair or series of related word, phrases, or clauses.

The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivlent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns with nouns, infinitives with infinitives, and adverd clauses with adverb clauses.

insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentences.

deliberate use of many conjunctions

The effect is to skow down the rhythm of the sentence.