Paradox-Quatrain

Paradox

a statement that although seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well-founded or true

Parody

an imitation of a the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

Parallelism

the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning

Pastoral

a work of literature portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form

Pathos

the quality in writing that arouses a feeling of sadness; power of evoking tender or melancholy thoughts

Pedantic

a display of learning for its own sake

Periodic Sentence

dependent clause followed by the independent clause; opposite of loose sentence

ex Even though I studied, I failed.

Persuasive Devices

words or techniques designed to bring agreement with a point of view and to incite action

Pessimistic

negative

Prose

no regular rhythmic pattern; everything other than poetry or verse

Protagonist

the leading character in a literary work

Pun

the humorous use of a word where it can have different meanings; when 2 or more words with the same (or nearly) the same sound but different meanings

Quatrain

a stanza of 4 lines