It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Juxtaposition
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Epistrophe
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
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.
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Paradox
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Spenserian
Octave
8 line stanza
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Epiphany
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
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
