Mood
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Syllogism
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Chaismus A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Anaphora Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Metonymy
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Octave 8 line stanza
Verbal irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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
Personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Extended Metaphor
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Epistrophe Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Litotes A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Ellipsis three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Assonance
Apostrophe A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Blank Verse
a five line stanza
Quatrain A four line stanza
Sonnet a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Frozen!
Frozen!
Apostrophe
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Pedantry (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
a five line stanza
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Antithesis
Couplet Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Sestet
Sonnet a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Euphemism An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Homophones
Boost!
Boost!
Blank Verse Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Digression a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Anticlimax a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Situational Irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
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.
Polysyndeton Using the same conjunction lots of times
Colloquial Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Asyndeton Omitting conjunctions
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Balanced Sentences a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Metonymy
Inexact/Slant Rhyme It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Octave
Damning with faint praise (fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Parallel Structure Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Frozen!
Frozen!
Incorrect!
Incorrect!
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