cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every. Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events Uses words with identical end sound A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Pedantry Apostrophe Scansion Extended Metaphor

Euphemism Synecdoche Paradox Synaesthesia

Quatrain Parallelism Syllepsis Tone