Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Chaismus
Connotation
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Homophones
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Pun
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Couplet
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
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.
Quatrain
Verbal irony
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Syllepsis
Quintet
a five line stanza
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Blank Verse
Litotes
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Epiphany
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
