Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
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.")
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Apostrophe
Caesurae
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Atmosphere
Polysyndeton
Boost!
Boost!
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Synaesthesia
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Asyndeton
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
The dictionary definition of a word
Motif
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
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.
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Spenserian
Situational Irony
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Octave
Omitting conjunctions
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Syllogism
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Tercet
three line stanza
Boost!
Boost!
Quintet
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Pun
A play on words
Damning with faint praise
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Duel!