Written techniques

Characters, objects, or actions represent concepts
"He became like Pooh the bear" (since Pooh represents eating disorders

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
"Goofy goobers in good grace"

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
"He was no Romeo to his Juliet"

something out of place in time
"In front of the cavemen stood Barrack Obama."

the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
"I had a dream that... I had a dream that... but I had a dream..."

The way Yoda speaks (inverted)
"Kill him you must"

Attributing human traits to nonhuman things
"The birds sang"

Quoting truthful statements in a sharp, to the point way.
"I think therefore I am"

Type of repetition: Vowel repetition
"The flat way he pat the mat had me sad"

Absence of conjunctions
"He came he saw he take some more"
"Veni, Vindi, Veci"

Breaking up a phrase with dashes (-) or commas(,) to give it a pause
"It's a way of life - eating cheese -"

Type of repetition: Non-vowel sounds
"A follicle of finical" (F sound and C sound repeat)

A repetition of ideas mirrored
"You can take a man out the hood but you can't take the hood out the man"

Informal manner of speaking. Sort of like slang but more applicable across socioeconomic and age
"Ain't nothin o'er there for us"

Deliberate choice of words to set a tone
"Who on this green earth enjoys being SHITED on?"

A DIRECT reference to another work
"You can kill all the blue jays you want but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (And then proceed with the text)

And indirect, less offensive way of saying something
"He passed away"

Exaggeration

Raising a question just to answer it

Meaning the opposite of what one says

Two phrases next to each other with similar structure
"It takes a licking, but it keeps on ticking" (Very similar to assonance)

Visual illustration
"The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground"

Two different elements together to create contrasting effect
"All's fair in love and war"

Making an understatement usually for mockery
"It's not the best weather today" during a hurricane

When a phrase can be encapsulated by a single or shorter word symbolically.
"Such innovation was denied by the Silicon Valley" (Silicon Valley is symbolic of the entire American technological industry.)

A recurring theme through symbols that have a message.
"A black cat" (bad luck)

A word that imitates the sound it represents.
"bark"

Putting two contrasting words next to each other
"I hate that I love you"

A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
"An old broom knows the dirty corners best"

Giving inanimate things human traits
"The clouds cried the sorrows of men"

the perspective from which a story is told
"I am telling a story"
"This story is for you"
"He read the story"

Many conjunctions
"I got my phone, and my wallet, and my keys, and payed all my fees."

Mocking through humour, exaggeration and sarcasm.

A comparison using "like" or "as"
"He was fast as a dog"

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
"There was a four leaf clover"

The object is literary something other than what it's meant to be.
"The man was a wall with no doors into his emotions"

Repetition of S sound

When the ending part of a sentence is unexpected and can change the meaning of the beginning sentence
"If I could say a few words - I'd be a better public speaker"

A statement with two meanings

the process though which something is given monetary value

the highest; above the rest

vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people

A technique of grouping together three words, ideas, or phrases for emphasis