Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
six line stanza
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Octave
Apostrophe
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Pun
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
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Polysyndeton
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Euphemism
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Parallel Structure
Epiphany
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Quintet
a five line stanza
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
