Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Homophones
These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Couplet
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Quintet
a five line stanza
Ellipsis
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Octave
Tercet
three line stanza
Personification
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Denouement
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.
Apostrophe
Sestet
six line stanza
Antithesis
Dramatic Irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Connotation
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Oxymoron
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Syncope
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
