1. Using Rhetorical Devices

2. A direct or indirect reference to something from history (person, place or thing).
Allusion

3. Anaphora Repetition at the beginnings of clauses, lines, or sentences.
London
by William Blake
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forged manacles I hear.
Second Inaugural Address
by Abraham Lincoln  With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right...
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

4. Aphorism
A concise statement of truth.

5. Argument by Analogy
A comparison of two similar situations, implying that the outcome of one will resemble the outcome of the other.
Democracy does not work in a family.
Parents should have the ultimate say
because they are wiser and their children
do not know what is best for themselves.
Similarly the best form of government for
a society is not a democratic one but one
where the leaders are more like parents.
“those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.”
John F Kennedy
Vampires are like werewolves. Werewolves don't sparkle, so vampires . . don't . . bloody . . sparkle! Dammit!

6. Metaphor and Simile Comparisons of two unlike things
“And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back
the jungle of suspicion…”
John F Kennedy – Inaugural Address

7. Parallelism The use of repeated grammatical structures.
"We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers -- in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.“
George W. Bush
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.“
Abraham Lincoln
“…we shall pay any price,
bear any burden,
meet any hardship…”
John F Kennedy

8. Rhetorical Question
A question for which the answer is obvious or no response is required.
Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"?
Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work"?
Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, "Let's have four more years of this"?
Ronald Reagan
“Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind?”
John F Kennedy