Litty

hoohoo

Synecdoche

small part defining whole (get your butt over here)

Italian Sonnet

octave followed by a sestet (six)

Consonance

consonants in close proximity

Assonance

repetition of vowels in close proximity

Apostrophe

addressing someone not there

Metonymy

Figure of speech that metaphorically represents another figure of speech

Simile

Similarity between two objects is directly expressed

Aubade

Poem relating to early morning/dawn

Allusion

Refers to another piece of work

Paradox

Self-contradictory sentence which is true or possible

Shakespearean Sonnet

3 quatrains and concluding couplet

Ballad

Poem with musical quality (ABAB)

Sestina

Six stanzas, six lines

Ode

lyric poem that celebrates a specific person, thing, or idea

Equivocation

Intentionally not clear and is confusing to other people

Repetition

Same word or phrase multiple times

Whitespace

Space in printing of poem to isolate or emphasize a point

Seven Cardinal Virtues

Humility, Charity, Chastity, Gratitude, Temperance, Patience, Diligence

Invective

highly critical language used for denouncing

Digression

shift away from main topic