Vocabulary Lists by Matthew Lynch - March 25, 2023 ad hominem alliteration anaphora anastrophe antithesis apostrophe apposition archaism assonance asyndeton bathos cacophony chiasmus colloquialism dialectic discourse epigraph epithet eponym eristic euphemism euphony hyperbole hypothesis invective irony jargon litotes maxim metaphor metonymy non sequitur onomatopoeia oxymoron paradox parallelism parenthesis parody personification pleonasm rebuttal repetition simile syllogism synecdoche tautology thesis trope understatement zeugma alliteration allusion ambiguity analogy apostrophe caricature cliche contradiction flashback foreshadowing hyperbole irony juxtaposition metaphor oxymoron paradox parody personification pun repetition sarcasm satire simile symbolism understatement allegory alliteration allusion ambiguity anachronism analogy anaphora anticlimax antithesis aphorism apostrophe apposition archaism assonance asyndeton bathos caricature catharsis chiasmus circumlocution cliche consonance contradiction deus ex machina double entendre elision ellipsis encomium epigraph euphemism flashback foreshadowing hyperbole inversion irony juxtaposition litotes metaphor metonymy mimesis neologism non sequitur onomatopoeia oxymoron paradox parody personification pleonasm pun repetition sarcasm satire simile symbolism synecdoche trope understatement verisimilitude zeugma alliteration allusion anaphora apostrophe assonance chiasmus conceit connotation consonance denotation enjambment envoy hyperbole invocation irony litotes metaphor metonymy motif onomatopoeia oxymoron paradox parody pastiche pathetic fallacy persona personification repetition rhyme simile symbolism synecdoche tone trope zeugma anapest blank verse canto couplet dactyl enjambment foot free verse hexameter iamb iambic meter octave pentameter quatrain refrain scan scansion sestet spondee stanza stress terza rima tetrameter trochee ballad chanson de geste dirge doggerel eclogue elegy epic epithalamium free verse haiku hymn idyll lament lay limerick lyric madrigal ode panegyric pastoral prose poem rondeau sonnet tanka autobiography ballad biography comedy drama dystopia epic essay fable fantasy folklore folktale haiku memoir mystery myth novel novella ode poetry sonnet thriller tragedy utopia apocalyptic autobiography ballad bildungsroman biography comedy drama dystopia elegy epic epistolary epitaph essay fable fantasy farce folklore folktale gothic haiku homily lyric melodrama memoir mystery myth novel novella ode parable parody pastoral picaresque poetry romance satire sonnet thriller tragedy utopia adaptation agitprop antagonist aside catharsis chorus comedy conflict denouement deus ex machina dialogue dramatic irony dramaturgy ensemble entr’acte farce foil genre hamartia hubris melodrama monologue naturalistic pantomime peripeteia plot prologue proscenium protagonist scene setting soliloquy tableau thespian tragedy Choose your Reaction!
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