Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Homophones
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Spenserian
A four line stanza
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Synecdoche
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Verbal irony
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Situational Irony
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
a five line stanza
Syllepsis
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Denouement
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
