Misc
Comparison of two unlike things; a comparison in which one thing becomes another
metaphor
when two or more words repeat the same vowel sound
assonance
"Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising"
alliteration
a sonnet in which the rhyme pattern is in three groups of four lines, and one group of two lines
english/shakespearean sonnet
an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different
conceit
what are the kinds of allusions
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repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words
alliteration
When Coleridge’s Ancient mariner finds himself in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by “water, water, everywhere,” but not a “drop to drink,” Coleridge is using which type of irony?
situational irony
a word or phrase repeated at the end of consecutive lines
epistrophe
story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.
allegory
when a word or phrase is substituted with another related word or phrase. example: “We need boots on the ground as quickly as possible”
metonymy
repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds in neighboring words
consonance
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
simile, alliteration
the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse
meter
figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses someone (or something) that is not present or cannot respond in reality.
apostrophe
placing different elements side by side in order to emphasize their differences, reveal surprising similarities, or explore a unique relationship between the two
juxtaposition
repetition of words with the same sound
rhyme
The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.
personification, imagery
a pause or stop in a line of poetry
caesura
a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another.
soliloquy
uses a part of something to represent a whole or a whole to represent a part. example: “I need a headcount by morning”
synedoche
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines, verses, or sentence
anaphora
Gatsby was just fine at the party—socializing, dancing, and laughing—but Frankenstein's creature stood completely still in the corner, as if he was absolutely terrified.
juxtaposition
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next
enjambment
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
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