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Perfect Rhyme
when two words have the identical sound but meaning differs. House, Couch TERM 2
Allusion
DEFINITION 2 what represents a place, event, literary work or myth by either directly or by implication TERM 3
Paradox
DEFINITION 3 a statement by a group or person which is contradicting TERM 4
Onomatopoeia
DEFINITION 4 when the words describe exactly what is happening. TERM 5
Alliteration
DEFINITION 5 when the words are in repetition. example is peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
Metonymy
when a thing, place or concept is called by something other than its own name. for example:: D.C. is the capital of U.S.A but its called D.C. TERM 7
Simile
DEFINITION 7 comparing two unlike things, while using like or as TERM 8
Elegy
DEFINITION 8 sad, mournful poem. especially a funeral song TERM 9
Sonnet
DEFINITION 9 lyric poetry originating in Europe. The Italian sonnet has 8 lines followed by 6 lines. The English sonnet has rhymed couplet and 3 quadrants TERM 10
Personification
DEFINITION 10 a metaphor that says when a thing or place is representation as a person
Connotation
In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. TERM 17
Denotation
DEFINITION 17 This word has distinct meanings in other fields: see denotation (semiotics). TERM 18
Irony
DEFINITION 18 Irony (from the Ancient Greek ', meaning hypocrisy, deception, or feigned ignorance) is a situation, literary technique, or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance that goes strikingly beyond the most simple and evident meaning of words or actions. TERM 19
Diction
DEFINITION 19 a standard work of referrer on notable figures. A style of writing that is depended on a choice of words. TERM 20
Imagery
DEFINITION 20 Imagery is a collection of images. This is also associated with visual imagery.
