Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Extended Metaphor
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Chaismus
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Denouement
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Blank Verse
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Quintet
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Dramatic Irony
Tercet
three line stanza
