when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Tercet
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Octave
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Damning with faint praise
Atmosphere
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Verbal irony
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Synecdoche
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
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
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Connotation
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Colloquial
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Asyndeton
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
