Anaphora
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
The dictionary definition of a word
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Quatrain
a five line stanza
Syllogism
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
8 line stanza
Parallel Structure
Sestet
six line stanza
Situational Irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
End Rhyme
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Motif
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Caesurae
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
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.
