The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.
What is assonance
100
a long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular story.
What is epic
100
constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance.
What is balanced.
200
in poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed. "Flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike."
In prose this is called antimetabole.
What is chiasmus.
200
the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.
What is parallel structure.
300
story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.
What is allegory
300
a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died.
What is elegy
400
form of fiction or non fiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking
What is didactic
400
poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
What is free verse.
500
a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form.
What is litotes
500
a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker.