Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Balanced Sentences
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Blank Verse
Quintet
a five line stanza
Shakespeare Sonnet
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
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.
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Octave
8 line stanza
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Damning with faint praise
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Tercet
three line stanza
The dictionary definition of a word
