Dramatic Irony
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Euphemism
Syllogism
A four line stanza
Tercet
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Inexact/Slant Rhyme
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Chaismus
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Quintet
a five line stanza
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Octave
8 line stanza
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Pedantry
Repetition of vowel sounds
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Syllepsis
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Omitting conjunctions
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Spenserian
Juxtaposition
Repetition of consonant sounds
Internal Rhyme
Syncope
cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Uses words with identical end sound
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
