Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Pun
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Chaismus
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
a five line stanza
Oxymoron
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Consonance
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Polysyndeton
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Couplet
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
