A recurring image, word, phrase, idea, etc... used throughout a work
What is a motif
100
If I've told you once, I've told you a million times...
What is hyperbole
100
A poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonant
What is alliteration
100
What we call a sentence where the most important idea comes first and the rest of the sentence unfolds easily after that (revealing information not critical to the climax).
What is a cumulative (loose) sentence
100
This character has murdered his father.
Who is Oedipus.
200
The repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
What is anaphora
200
"Death, be not proud."
What is apostrophe.
200
The running over of a sentence from one line of verse into another so that closely related words fall on different lines
What is enjambment
200
Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form
What is parallel structure
200
A comical, foolish character who is mistakenly killed by Hamlet.
Who is Polonious.
300
The omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join successive words or clauses
What is asyndeton
300
We have ships and men and stores of food.
What is polysyndeton.
300
A strong pause in a line of verse.
What is caesura
300
Placing two images/symbols/ideas close together for the purpose of comparison/contrast
What is juxtaposition
300
The name of the family that Frankenstein's creature came to love.
Who are the DeLaceys
400
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole.
What is synecdoche
400
Year chases year.
What is epanalepsis.
400
An elaborate, intellectually ingenious metaphor that shows the poet's realm of knowledge; it may be brief or extended.
What is a conceit
400
A sentence that contains two statements that are balanced but opposite
What is an antithetical sentence
400
This character is the supposed successor to the throne of Denmark.
Who is Fortinbras.
500
A form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form.
What is litotes
500
I would rather stain my linen shirt than my honor.
What is syllepsis.
500
The “turn” in a sonnet; the turn occurs as the sonnet moves away from the problem to the solution.
What is volta.
500
Inversion of the natural syntax of a sentence for the sake of emphasis or effect