Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
a five line stanza
Tone
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Shakespeare Sonnet
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Couplet
Balanced Sentences
A play on words
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Repetition of vowel sounds
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Sestet
Chaismus
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Pedantry
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Syncope
