An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Synecdoche
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Denotation
a five line stanza
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Caesurae
Apostrophe
Sestet
six line stanza
Epistrophe
Metonymy
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Shakespeare Sonnet
