The dictionary definition of a word
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Pun
A play on words
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Anaphora
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Pedantry
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Uses words with identical end sound
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Sonnet
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
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.
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Synecdoche
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Digression
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
