Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Boost!
Boost!
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Sestet six line stanza
Spenserian A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Euphemism
Free Verse Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Apostrophe A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Chaismus
Quintet a five line stanza
Frozen!
Frozen!
Polysyndeton Using the same conjunction lots of times
Syllepsis a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Extended Metaphor A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Verbal irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Juxtaposition Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Antithesis the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Pun A play on words
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour
Frozen!
Frozen!
Blank Verse Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Dramatic Irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Tone
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds
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Boost!
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Parallel Structure Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Balanced Sentences a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Syncope cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.
Octave
Caesurae Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.
Pun
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Boost!
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Antithesis
Frozen!
Frozen!
Internal Rhyme A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
Anticlimax a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Epiphany A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Sonnet
Mood
Quintet
Personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Parallelism similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Denouement
Frozen!
Frozen!
Euphemism An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
The dictionary definition of a word
Ellipsis three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
Dramatic Irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
End Rhyme A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
Digression
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Incorrect!
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