cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. three line stanza The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg 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.

8 line stanza a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing A writer's or speaker's choice of words a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; antenantiosis or moderatour An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

Syllepsis Syntax Syncope Synecdoche