It involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument. 

A figure of speech in which words repeat at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases. 

A reference to something literary, mythical, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize

A work of fiction that depicts the real world where magic or fantasy slip into everyday life.

The philosophy is focusing on things that are in your control, overcoming negative emotions, living in the present moment, helping others for the common good, and finding opportunity in every obstacle.

“When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."

Two seemingly contradictory statements that are nevertheless true.

He could always go back to being a shepherd. He could always become a crystal salesman again. Maybe the world had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met with a king(67).

Where human feelings or sensations are attributed to an inanimate object.

The use of three phrases in succession, with all three constructed in the same pattern.

When a writer attributes human emotions to things that aren't human, it is often used to make the environment reflect the inner experience of a narrator or other characters.

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison.

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

The opposite of what is expected.

Personal Journey

Omens & signs

Universal Language

Religion 

A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.

A huge exaggeration.

The repetition of the last word in a phrase at the beginning of the next phrase or sentence.

But the marketplace was empty, and he was far from home, so he wept.  He wept because God was unfair, and because this was the way God repaid those who believed in their dreams.

No hope, no adventure, no old kings or Personal Legends, no treasure, and no Pyramids.  It was as if the world had fallen silent because the boy’s soul had.