Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Tone
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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.
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Denotation
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Apostrophe
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Parallel Structure
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Exact Rhyme
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Synaesthesia
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Syncope
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Quatrain
A four line stanza
End Rhyme
three line stanza
