Tone Words
thinking about the past; wishing for something from the past
NOSTALGIC
evoking the five senses in writing with special emphasis
PERSONIFICATION
a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas.
POLYSYNDETON
"Ah, William, we're weary of weather,’ said the sunflowers, shining with dew. ‘Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?"
PERSONIFICATION
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
DICTION
aggrieved; offended; displeased; bitter
RESENTFUL
a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object
a literary technique in which conjunctions are omitted.
ASYNDETON
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life."
ALLITERATION
realistic; sensible
PRAGMATIC
serious; gloomy; depressing; lacking humour; macabre
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
ANALOGY
The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without end punctuation
ENJAMBMENT
She’s feeling under the weather today.
EUPHEMISM
a contrast between expectation for a situation and what is reality.
IRONY
hostile; aggressive; combatant
a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole.
“Check out my new wheels.”
the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
ANASTROPHE
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right …"
When two things are seen or placed close together with an intentional contrasting effect.
JUXTAPOSITION
condescending; scornful; pompous
a figure of speech in which one sense is described using terms from another.
when two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures
CHIASMUS
Perhaps this is the most important thing for me to take back from beach-living: simply the memory that each cycle of the tide is valid, each cycle of the wave is valid, each cycle of a relationship is valid.
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
EPITHET