Digression
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Syllogism
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Exact Rhyme
Tercet
three line stanza
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Juxtaposition
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Shakespeare Sonnet
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Syllepsis
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
A play on words
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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.
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
