Allusion is a device that activates and vitalizes our ideas, association, and information in the reader’s mind through words and reference. In this article, biblical allusions and the references are taken from the Holy Bible. In literature, allusions are used to get a grasp over certain situations.

Below are the different types of literary devices used in Scripture:

• simile. A comparison of two items using a connective such as like, as, etc.; i.e., X is like Y.
• metaphor. A direct comparison of two items, or X=Y.
• metonomy.
• synecdoche.
• merism.
• symbolism.
• idiom.
• personification.

The biblical allusion uses words and/or situations that make direct references to biblical stories, characters, places, or motifs within a larger story/text. This is purposeful on the part of the writer.

An anaphora is a rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases.

Repeated phrases are groups of two, three, or four identical words used too close together, regardless of whether they have the same meaning.

Definition of hypophora Hypophora is a figure of speech wherein a writer raises a question and then immediately answers it. Usually, the question is asked in the first paragraph of the written work and then second paragraph is used to answer the question. Synonyms for hypophora are antipophora and anthypophora.

Hypophora is a rhetorical device where a speaker or writer states a question and then immediately answers the question. Examples of Hypophora: Should students wear uniforms to school? The answer is yes.

Tricolon is a rhetorical term for a series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses. Plural: tricolons or tricola. Adjective: tricolonic. Also known as a triadic sentence.

Effect:

1. Three words, phrases or sentences combine to make a single, powerful impression.
2. A tricolon allows you to emphasize your point in a pithy and memorable way.
3. A tricolon is a powerful device for humour.

Veni, vidi, vici (Classical Latin: [ˈu̯eːniː ˈu̯iːdiː ˈu̯iːkiː], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈveni ˈvidi ˈvitʃi]; “I came; I saw; I conquered”) is a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who, according to Appian, used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory …

Function of Tricolon In writing, it helps readers absorb the idea, and remember it more effectively. Sometimes, writers use tricolon for creating a humorous effect. In comedy, it is known as a “comic triple,” where it creates a surprising effect for the audience.

The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests that a trio of events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers.

Description. Use three related words or phrases to grab attention, encapsulate, summarize. This can be three single words, three phrases or three complete sentences. The three items can be any three items that fit together to make an impact, including: The same item each time, hammering home the point.

Epistrophe is the repetition of words at the end of a clause or sentence. When a word is repeated at the end of a clause or sentence, it brings attention to the word as important in the text. Examples of Epistrophe: May God bless you. May God keep you.

As nouns the difference between repetition and epistrophe is that repetition is the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated while epistrophe is (rhetoric) the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

Examples of Euphemism for Death Passed away. Bought The Farm. Kicked the bucket. Departed.