cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details six line stanza A writer's or speaker's choice of words

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee. Caesuras (or caesurae) are those slight pauses one makes as one reads verse.

Syntax Verbal irony Pedantry Digression

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

Atmosphere Couplet Syllepsis Verbal irony