Acromonogram

Antonomasiais the use of a common name as a proper name and vice versa.
e.g. He is still Mr. New Broom, slightly feared. (D. Lodge)
Mr. Altruism. Mr Al Truism. (P. Auster)
It may serve:
- to characterise the bearer of the name;
- to create some humorous effect.
Aposiopesis denotes intentional break in the narrative.
e.g. He had a gopher-wood stave with which… well, some of the animals carry stripes to this day. (J. Barnes)
He almost smiled. And I was grateful. He is a source of guilt and annoyance to me now, but he was my friend, and – … (J. Banville)
It is used to convey:
- the emotional state of the speaker depriving him of the ability to express himself in terms of language;
- unwillingness to proceed;
- the speaker’s uncertainty as to what should be said;
- hint, warning, promise.
Assonanceis the repetitionof the same stressed vowelsfollowed by different consonants in two or more neighbouring words.
e.g. Strips of tinfoil winking like people.
It is used:
- to enrich ornament within the line;
- as a substitute for end-rhyme;
- to give the poet more flexibility as it doesn’t so much determine the
structure or form of a poem.
Asyndeton is deliberate omission of conjunctions.
e.g. The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money (T.M. Plautus)
It is used:
- to impart dynamic force to the text;
- to produce strong rhythmic impact.
Chiasmusis a kind of parallelism (reverse parallelism) in which the word order followed in the first phrase or clause is inverted in the second.
e.g. Few rich men own their own property. The property owns them. (R.G. Ingersoll)
It is used:
- to bring in some additional meaning;
- to emphasise certain parts of the utterance;
- to break the monotony of parallel constructions;
- to contribute to the rhythmical quality of the utterance.