A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Connotation
Euphemism
Atmosphere
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Litotes
End Rhyme
Tercet
Personification
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.
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Couplet
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
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.
Free Verse
Syllepsis
Denotation
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Repetition of consonant sounds
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
