Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Denouement
six line stanza
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Couplet
Tone
Apostrophe
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Quatrain
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Pun
A play on words
Mood
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Octave
8 line stanza
Anticlimax
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Damning with faint praise
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Synaesthesia
