Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Sestet
six line stanza
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Paradox
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Assonance
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Parallelism
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
8 line stanza
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Quatrain
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Omitting conjunctions
Syncope
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Litotes
Quintet
