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| the idea or point of a story formulated a generalization |
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| word choice and usage (formal vs. informal) as determined by considerations of audience and purpose |
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| the verbal identity of a writer oftentimes based on the author's use of diction adn syntax |
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| a play on the meaning ofwords, may be a double entendre, or a phrase with multiple meanings |
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| an implied comparison between two unlike things |
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| and explicit comparison between two unlike things signaled by the use of LIKE or AS |
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| attributing human qualities to and inanimate object |
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| any attribution fo human characteristics to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concept |
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| the ascribing of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature for eloquent effect, especially feelings in sympath |
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| opposite of hyperbole, understatement |
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| a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significangce |
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| the implied meaning of a word |
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| the dictionary definition of a word |
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| classification and division, part referring to the whole |
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| related object referring to something closely associated |
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| contradiction; two contradictory terms or ideas used together |
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| a statement that appears to be contradictory but in fact has some truth |
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| refers to the use of words whose sound reinforces the meaning |
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| two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparison and contast |
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| turning away, from your audience to address someone new (God) |
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| substitutes less pungent words for harsh ones |
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| the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentance |
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| un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter |
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| the pattern of end rhymes in a poem, referred to by letters |
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| two lines that rhyme and have the same meter |
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| a break or pause near the middle of a line, to create dramatic suspencion |
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| open form, looser structure that does not follow the rules of a sonnet |
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| a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines |
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| three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem |
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| stressed syllables of ending consonants match |
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| a sentence that does not end at the end of the line but continues into the next line of poetry |
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| when a break or pause comes at the end of a line |
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sentence structure and word order
Enjambment/ End-stop |
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| repeating he same words or phrases to make an idea clearer or more dramatic |
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| a figurative use of words that blend and stimulates multiple senses at once |
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| the speaker of the poem that conveys its tone |
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| the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of successive words |
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| involves the repetition of vowel sounds withing words |
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| repetition sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase |
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