Motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Free Verse
Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Anticlimax
Chaismus
(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Using the same conjunction lots of times
Pun
A play on words
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers
Quintet
a five line stanza
End Rhyme
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
three line stanza
The dictionary definition of a word
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Dramatic Irony
Digression
a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Octave
8 line stanza
Synaesthesia
Sestet
six line stanza
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
