Tercet
three line stanza
Balanced Sentences
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
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.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Juxtaposition
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Litotes
Pun
Octave
8 line stanza
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
A four line stanza
Sestet
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Scansion
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
