8 line stanza
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Quintet
a five line stanza
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Tercet
three line stanza
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Motif
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Oxymoron
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Denouement
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Atmosphere
Repetition of consonant sounds
Parallelism
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
