anadiplosis

dissonance

harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

asyndeton

lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words (We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any . . .)

anadiplosis

repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next (anger leads to hate, hate leads to . . .)

anecdote

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

synthesis

the combination of separate parts into a unified whole

aphorism

A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

homily

This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.

zeugma

When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them (He closed the door and his heart on his lost love)