Exact Rhyme
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Paradox
Free Verse
Internal Rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Chaismus
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
three line stanza
Homophones
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Pedantry
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Synaesthesia
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Juxtaposition
