Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Parallel Structure
Anaphora
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Shakespeare Sonnet
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
six line stanza
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Verbal irony
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
a five line stanza
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Repetition of consonant sounds
Tone
Octave
8 line stanza
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Tercet
Denouement
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Free Verse
Damning with faint praise
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
