Your mission, if you accept it, is to identify and name the style the author uses in the text you analyze. The purpose of using a particular kind of style or a particular figure of speech is to draw attention to the thought in the text and create a lasting impression in the minds of the audience. You do not need to learn these terms, but you will recognize the definitions. When you encounter a figure of speech, take the time to look up the term and use it in your analysis. Schemes are deviations from the ordinary pattern or way you expect to see words .
Tropes are deviations from the ordinary meaning of words.
T he following list is not complete. Please refer to Corbett for a longer list with plenty of examples. He tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable. His purpose was to impress the ignorant, to perplex the dubious, and to confound the scrupulous. Backward run the sentences, till reels the mind.