Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Tercet
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.
Apostrophe
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Free Verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Caesurae
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Tone
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Verbal irony
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Sestet
six line stanza
Juxtaposition
Syllogism
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Omitting conjunctions
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
End Rhyme
Connotation
