Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Euphemism
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Homophones
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Connotation
Sonnet
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Spenserian
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
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
A four line stanza
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Diction
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Sestet
six line stanza
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Colloquial
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.
