Chaismus A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Litotes A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Exact Rhyme Uses words with identical end sound
Synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
A play on words
Dramatic Irony
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Verbal irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Antithesis
three line stanza
Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Scansion The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Connotation an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Polysyndeton Using the same conjunction lots of times
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Free Verse
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Ellipsis
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds
Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Digression a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds
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.
Litotes A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Frozen!
Frozen!
Atmosphere Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Epistrophe Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Sestet
Extended Metaphor
Mood Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Damning with faint praise
Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Shakespeare Sonnet
Verbal irony
Scansion
Digression
Antithesis
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
8 line stanza
Boost!
Boost!
Asyndeton Omitting conjunctions
Quintet a five line stanza
Boost!
Boost!
Synaesthesia the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another
Euphemism An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Parallel Structure Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Motif (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Apostrophe
Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
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Incorrect!
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