Front

My backpack weighs a ton! (Exaggeration)

Back

Hyperbole

Front

She worked hard, got promoted, and became the CEO. (Increasing intensity)

Back

Climax (Gradatio)

Front

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the fields... (Repetition at the beginning of clauses)

Back

Anaphora

Front

Government of the people, by the people, for the people. (Repetition at the end of clauses)

Back

Epistrophe

Front

I came, I saw, I conquered. (Three parallel elements for emphasis)

Back

Tricolon

Front

The king is dead; long live the king! (Repetition at the beginning and end of a sentence)

Back

Epanalepsis

Front

If you do that again, I swear—! (Breaking off suddenly)

Back

Aposiopesis

Front

Time is a thief. (Implied comparison)

Back

Metaphor

Front

She is as fast as a cheetah. (Comparison using 'like' or 'as')

Back

Simile

Front

The White House issued a statement. (Association-based replacement)

Back

Metonymy