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12189306104JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts0
12189310051ParrallelismThe repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns.1
12189315135periodic sentencesentence whose main clause is withheld until the end2
12189319718Oxymoronconjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')3
12189321857Zeugmaa figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses4
12189324204Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses5
12189326429Satirethe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.6

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