scheme

In rhetoric and linguistics, a scheme is a type of figure of speech that relies on the structure of the sentence, unlike the trope, which plays with the meanings of words. A single phrase may involve both a trope and a scheme, e.g., may use both alliteration and allegory. Structures of balance Parallelism – The use of similar structures in two or more clauses Isocolon – Use of parallel structures of the same length in successive clauses Tricolon – Use of three parallel structures of the same length in independent clauses and of increasing power Antithesis – The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas Climax – The arrangement of words in order of increasing importance Changes in word order Anastrophe – Inversion of the usual word order Parenthesis – Insertion of a clause or sentence in a place where it interrupts the natural flow of the sentence Apposition – The placing of two elements side by side, in which the second defines the first Omission Ellipsis – Omission of words Asyndeton – Omission of conjunctions between related clauses Brachylogia – Omission of conjunctions between a series of words