Syncope
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Free Verse
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
A four line stanza
three line stanza
Quintet
a five line stanza
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Ellipsis
End Rhyme
Omitting conjunctions
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Metonymy
Octave
8 line stanza
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Tone
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Synaesthesia
six line stanza
Consonance
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
