the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
End Rhyme
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Repetition of consonant sounds
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Metonymy
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
A play on words
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Denouement
Verbal irony
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Syncope
Tercet
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Octave
8 line stanza
