(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Denotation
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Atmosphere
Epiphany
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Octave
8 line stanza
Ellipsis
Syntax
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
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
Homophones
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Denouement
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Pun
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Uses words with identical end sound
