Quintet a five line stanza
Boost!
Boost!
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Polysyndeton
Asyndeton Omitting conjunctions
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Assonance
Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Frozen!
Frozen!
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Anticlimax a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Sestet
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Inexact/Slant Rhyme It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Spenserian A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Apostrophe
Caesurae
Diction
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Shakespeare Sonnet The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Sonnet a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Frozen!
Frozen!
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.
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Tercet
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Boost!
Boost!
8 line stanza
Pun A play on words
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Extended Metaphor A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Repetition of consonant sounds
Inexact/Slant Rhyme It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Oxymoron
Frozen!
Frozen!
Paradox A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Colloquial Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Litotes
Couplet Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Pedantry (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
End Rhyme
Situational Irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Ellipsis three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Mood Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Homophones These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Anaphora Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Apostrophe A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Sestet
Frozen!
Frozen!
Tercet
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Syllepsis
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Incorrect!
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