3 Techniques Obama Uses that will Elevate Your Speech
- Anaphora. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
- Epizeuxis. Repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis.
- Parellelism. Repetition of grammatical structures in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect.
- Antithesis. opposition or contrast of ideas.
- Chiasmus. Repetition in reversal order of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.
- Juxtaposition. Placing two things close together or side by side to compare or contrast them, or to show similarities or differences.
- Isocolon. Succession of phrases, clauses, or sentences of approximately equal length and corresponding structure.
