Free Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have rhythm
Stanza
E.g. tercet or quatrain
Speaker
E.g. first person/third person
Mood
Evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
Punctuation
E.g. Enjambment, Caesura, Pauses
Synecdoche
A figure of speech where the part is meant to represent the whole
Analogy
The comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to something else that is quite different from it.
Anecdote
A short and interesting story or amusing event.
Antithesis
A rhetorical device in which two ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect.
Archetype
A typical character,action or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of behaviour. Eg - the hero, the villain, good vs evil.
Cacophony
The use of words with sharp or unmelodious sounds.
Caricature
Particular aspects of a subject are exaggerated to create comedic effect.
Colloquialism
The use of informal language by a writer.
Imagery
Either Simile or Metaphor
Paradox
A statement that appears to be self contradictory/silly but may actually include some truth.
Parallelism
Use of words in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction.
Pathetic Fallacy
Attributes human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects of nature.
Pathos
Evokes the emotions of pity, sympathy or sorrow.
Poetic Justice
An ideal form of justice in which the good characters are rewarded and the bad characters are punished in an ironic twist of fate.
Pun
A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced.
Versimilitude
A likeness to the truth.