Variation
the restatement of a concept or two using different words
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Litotes
a form of understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of it's opposite
alliterative verse
a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry
heroic code
Defines how a noble person should act
Caesura
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
convention
a commonly used description for a person
epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
elegy
a kind of lyric that expresses grief over the loss of something
Lyric
a short highly musical poem that tells the emotions of the speaker
epic
a long narrative poem on elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
Satire
a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule
exemplum
an illustration, an example; a short narrative that results in a moral
Mock-heroic
uses language and devices of an epic poem and applies them to a trivial or ridiculous subject; characters or story exhibit or are marked by courage and daring
Compounding
combining two words to make a new word
fabliau
short, humorous stereotypes