Syllogism
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Sestet
six line stanza
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Tercet
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Paradox
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
8 line stanza
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Homophones
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Quintet
a five line stanza
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Diction
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
