Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Chaismus
a five line stanza
Antithesis
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
The dictionary definition of a word
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Situational Irony
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Octave
Parallelism
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Juxtaposition
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Euphemism
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Tercet
Motif
Synaesthesia
Extended Metaphor
