Epithet

The author uses hyperbaton to show the high-strung state of the speaker’s mind.

2. “The fact is I’d begun to ask myself if you weren’t too slight, too much of a kid ever to – oh, well, I’m delighted. But we’re not going to get sentimental. Slushy, I mean. No,no! Let’s leave that sort of thing to Mr. And Mrs. Smith.”

A.J. Cronin3. “I slipped in. Nobody knows I am here. I wanted to see you. I came to tell you I have been very foolish. I came because I could no longer stay away, because my heart compelled me to come, because…because I wanted to come.”

J. London Framing

1. A mistake had been made, and yet it was not a wanton mistake.

A. Hailey

The author reiterates the same word “mistake” at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

2. He was no speaker and he knew that he was no speaker.

A. J. Cronin

The author reiterates the same phrase “he was no speaker” at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

3. A bubble of mucus came from one tiny nostril, a joyful iridescent bubble.

A.J. Cronin

4. “My brain is the same old brain.”

J.London

Detachment

1. “Perhaps it’s a call, Chris! Think of it! My first Aberalaw case.”

He dashed into the hall.

A.J.Cronin

The author makes detachments to enhance their emphasis.

2. “Well, well! This is splendid. Delighted to meet you. Come along in here.”

A.J.Cronin

3. “But we’re not going to get sentimental. Slushy, I mean. No,no!”

A.J.Cronin Onomatopoeia

1. Ping! Went the door again. Before Andrew could answer, Doctor Philip Denny and Hawkins disappeared into the wet darkness.

A. J. Cronin