Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Pun
A play on words
Scansion
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Situational Irony
Mood
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
The dictionary definition of a word
Pedantry
Synaesthesia
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Quintet
a five line stanza
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Tone
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Quatrain
A four line stanza
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Colloquial
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Denouement
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.
