Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Sestet
six line stanza
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Denouement
the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Quatrain
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
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Chaismus
Apostrophe
Paradox
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Damning with faint praise
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Euphemism
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Couplet
Synaesthesia
8 line stanza
