a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Apostrophe
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Verbal irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Pun
A play on words
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Consonance
Quatrain
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
a five line stanza
Tone
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Denouement
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Spenserian
Digression
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Situational Irony
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
