Tips for creative writing

Rhetoric	Examples
Rule of three The rule of three is a principle in English writing that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things
antithesis Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas (often, although not always, in parallel structure).	"It can't be wrong if it feels so right" —Debbie Boone
antitheton A proof or composition constructed of contraries.	Flattery hath pleasant beginnings, but the same hath very bitter endings. — R. Sherry
anadiplosis The repetition of the last word (or phrase) from the previous line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.	The love of wicked men converts to fear, That fear to hate, and hate turns one or both To worthy danger and deserved death. —Shakespeare, Richard II 5.1.66-68
assonance Repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words.	The seargant asked him to bomb the lawn with hotpots.
anaphora Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines