Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
three line stanza
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Couplet
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Denouement
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Digression
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Caesurae
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Assonance
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Euphemism
six line stanza
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Asyndeton
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
