S: (n) catachresis (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths'))
S: (n) chiasmus (inversion in the second of two parallel phrases)
S: (n) climax (arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness)
S: (n) conversion (interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition)
S: (n) hypozeuxis (use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered'))
S: (n) hysteron proteron (reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born'))
S: (n) litotes, meiosis (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)) "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
S: (n) paregmenon (juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility'))
S: (n) polysyndeton (using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy'))
S: (n) prolepsis (anticipating and answering objections in advance)
S: (n) wellerism (a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel)