An indirect or passing reference.

A repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of a successive lines.

The use of successive verbal constructions.

Repeating something again that has already been said/written.

A question meant to be though about and not actually answered.

Saying something again or saying it differently.

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Literary devices

Stuff like anaphoras.

Term	Definition
Allusion	An indirect or passing reference.
Anaphora	A repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of a successive lines.
Antithesis	A contrast between two things.
Parallelism	The use of successive verbal constructions.
Repetition	Repeating something again that has already been said/written.
Rhetorical Questions	A question meant to be though about and not actually answered.
Restatement	Saying something again or saying it differently.