Parallel Structure
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Exact Rhyme
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Sonnet
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Octave
8 line stanza
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Blank Verse
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Quatrain
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Sestet
six line stanza
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
A play on words
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Diction
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Antithesis
