A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Oxymoron
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Sonnet
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Pun
A play on words
Syntax
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Repetition of consonant sounds
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
three line stanza
a five line stanza
Euphemism
six line stanza
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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.
Pedantry
Caesurae
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
