A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Internal Rhyme
Octave
8 line stanza
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Denouement
Parallelism
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Litotes
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Colloquial
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Antithesis
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Atmosphere
Repetition of consonant sounds
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Sestet
six line stanza
Syncope
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
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Repetition of vowel sounds
