Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Apostrophe
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Repetition of vowel sounds
Quintet
a five line stanza
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Parallelism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Situational Irony
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Antithesis
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Omitting conjunctions
Synecdoche
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
