Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Atmosphere
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Tone
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Verbal irony
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Diction
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
The dictionary definition of a word
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Syllogism
Exact Rhyme
Damning with faint praise
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Octave
8 line stanza
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Denouement
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
