Sonnet
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Free Verse
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Oxymoron
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
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.
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Asyndeton
Omitting conjunctions
a five line stanza
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Octave
8 line stanza
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Epiphany
A four line stanza
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Uses words with identical end sound
Metonymy
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
