Blank Verse Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
End Rhyme A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Pun A play on words
Connotation an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Shakespeare Sonnet
Tercet three line stanza
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Personification
Paradox
Verbal irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Syntax
Anticlimax a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Caesurae Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Boost!
Boost!
Damning with faint praise (fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Asyndeton Omitting conjunctions
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Exact Rhyme
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Denouement
six line stanza
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Digression a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Synaesthesia the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
three line stanza
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Euphemism
Sestet six line stanza
End Rhyme A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Free Verse Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Mood
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Shakespeare Sonnet
Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Polysyndeton Using the same conjunction lots of times
Dramatic Irony
Colloquial
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Boost!
Boost!
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Connotation
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Extended Metaphor A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Damning with faint praise (fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
a five line stanza
Syllepsis a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Couplet Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Denotation
Tone
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Incorrect!
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