Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Sestet
six line stanza
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Verbal irony
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Pun
A play on words
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Anaphora
Octave
8 line stanza
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
