Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Shakespeare Sonnet
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Couplet
Sestet
six line stanza
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Caesurae
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
A play on words
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
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
Mood
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
A four line stanza
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Octave
8 line stanza
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Polysyndeton
Using the same conjunction lots of times
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.
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
It is defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of the ending consonants match, but the vowels do not.
