Written, multimodal and visual devices

a command

group of three similar words, phrases, clauses, ideas

repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of neighbouring words

a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of multiple sentences, clauses or phrases

when the speaker has anticipated and answered possible objections in rhetorical speech

repetition of the same root word in multiple forms

multiple reptitions of the same conjunction

using a static but vivid image to create a narrative in the viewer’s mind

when the writer knowingly sets up a contrast between expectation and reality

a type of irony in which an individual or group’s shortcomings are ridiculed, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws into improvement.