An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
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Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
Motif (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Internal Rhyme A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Caesurae Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
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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.
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Pedantry (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Digression a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Litotes A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
three line stanza
Anaphora
Tone Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Mood Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Syntax
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds
Octave 8 line stanza
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Ellipsis three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Consonance
Verbal irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Paradox
Parallel Structure
Asyndeton Omitting conjunctions
Antithesis the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Syllepsis a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
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Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
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Situational Irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Tercet three line stanza
Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Damning with faint praise (fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Anticlimax a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
Syllepsis a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Litotes
Quatrain
Diction
Synaesthesia
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Antithesis
Connotation an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds
Paradox A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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.
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
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A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
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Inexact/Slant Rhyme It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Sestet
Octave
Internal Rhyme A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Syncope
Syntax
Free Verse Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
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End Rhyme A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
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