Vocab List for Style Analysis

The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants; sometimes called vowel rhyme.

a harsh/jarring mixture or sounds; an incongruous or chaotic mixture; a striking combination (type of dissonance)

(appeal to ethics) is used as a means to an audience via the authority of credibility of the persuader

modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background rather than facts

the moral, lesson, to message

Mild/indirect word/expression substituted for one considered to be harsh/blunt when referring to something unpleasant

A word, statement, to situation with two or more possible meanings.

(appeal to logic) is a way of persuading an audience with reason using facts and figures

used in ordinary/familiar conversation;not formal or literary. Familiarity can be dependent on geographic location

Repetition of conjunctions in close succession

A comparison of two unlike things that is made directly

a harmonious secession of words having a sound pleasing to the ear

atmosphere; state of mind; the prevailing feeling

The patterns of rhythm and sounds used in poetry

The substitute of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

The fact of two things being seen or placed closed together with contrasting effect

A melancholy poem that laments its subject's death, but ends in consolation

A figure of speech in which the sound of the word imitates in sense/spelling

A deliberate understatement for effect; the opposite of a hyperbole.

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech/writing

Something or someone place in an inappropriate period of time

A word spelled out by rearranging the letters another word.

A figure of speech in which the author describes an abstraction, a thing, or nonhuman form as if it were a person.

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. Familiarity can be dependent on geographic location

Running-over of a sentence/phrase from one poetic line to the next without terminal punctuation; opposite of end-stopped

A comparison of two unlike things using "as", "like", or "than".

the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry

lack of agreement, inconsistent, harsh sounds

Implies a distance between what's said/meant Based on context reader sees implied meaning in spite of contradiction

Wordplay that uses homonyms to deliver two or more meanings at the same time

A figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

A word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.

the literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feeling or ideas that the word suggests

atmosphere; state of mind; the prevailing feeling

A figure of speech composed of striking exaggerated

The repetition of initial stressed consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line

A seemingly self-contradictory phrase or concept that illuminates a truth

Non-metrical, non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhymes of speech

A central or recurring image or action in literary work that is shared by other works

A popular narrative or song passed down orally

A resemblance in sound between two words, or an initial rhyme

An address to a dead or absent person, or a personification as if s/he were present.

character/attitude of a place piece of writing situation/the authors attitude toward the work gathered from syntax/vocab

A figurative composed word that takes the place of an ordinary noun

Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

Consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables; conspicuously brief in answering or commenting

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

dealing with facts without allowing personal feelings to confuse them

A brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, to movement.

Repetition of word/s used at beginning of phrases/clauses/or lines to create a sonic effect ~political speeches & poetry

a stop/pause in a metrical line often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical meaning typically a moral/political one

having more than one and usually more than three syllables

A poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning