The putting together of opposite ideas in a balanced grammatical structure. "Speech is silver, but silence is gold." 16. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. Example: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain." 17. Litotes
Addressing an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing as if it were present and capable of understanding.
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory but may reveal a latent truth. "The beginning of the end."