Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Sestet
six line stanza
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Syntax
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Octave
Uses words with identical end sound
Quatrain
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Epiphany
Homophones
Pun
