Antithesis: This is the use of opposite ideas in parallel structure. It makes your description more interesting. You see antithesis in the dependent clause + independent clause structure "Although...,Independent clause." "Although he is handsome, he has never had a girlfriend."
Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations starts with a famous set of antitheses, the first of which is, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." (That line was parodied in The Simpsons episode we watched this week.)
Repetition for Effect
You can end several clauses with the same word for effect.
"No peace without independence. No freedom without independence. No justice without independence."
You can also repeat a word within a single clause for effect. (Often this uses homophones, words that spell and sound the same but have different meanings.)
"In computer science, one rule of coding is, 'Garbage in, garbage out.'"
"The light in the world will help us find the light in our hearts."
"We are so in love with things that we become possessed by our possessions."
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