Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Free Verse
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Homophones
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Quintet
a five line stanza
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Metonymy
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Litotes
Couplet
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Repetition of consonant sounds
Shakespeare Sonnet
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Denotation
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Pedantry
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
three line stanza
