Anaphora
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Situational Irony An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
8 line stanza
Ellipsis
Apostrophe
Dramatic Irony
Pun A play on words
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Mood
Parallel Structure Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Inexact/Slant Rhyme It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Diction
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Synaesthesia the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Quintet a five line stanza
Blank Verse
Frozen!
Frozen!
Paradox A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Euphemism An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Extended Metaphor A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Couplet Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Syllepsis a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Sonnet
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.
Frozen!
Frozen!
Motif (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Boost!
Boost!
Antithesis the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Dramatic Irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Scansion The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Pedantry (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Syllogism
Tone Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Uses words with identical end sound
Boost!
Boost!
8 line stanza
Internal Rhyme
Assonance
Epistrophe Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Apostrophe
Polysyndeton Using the same conjunction lots of times
Atmosphere
End Rhyme A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Frozen!
Frozen!
Quatrain A four line stanza
Syllepsis
Spenserian A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
three line stanza
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
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Incorrect!
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