Scansion
Syntax
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Anaphora
Paradox
End Rhyme
Parallelism
Litotes
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Tone
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Pun
A play on words
Colloquial
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Sonnet
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Quintet
a five line stanza
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Repetition of consonant sounds
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
