Apostrophe
an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified).
Soliloquy
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Aside
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
Enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
Sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing
Narrative Poetry
a form of poetry that is used to tell a story. The poet combines elements of storytelling—like plot, setting, and characters—with elements of poetry, such as form, meter, rhyme, and poetic devices.
Lyric Poetry
refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings
Prose
a style used that does not follow a structure of rhyming or meter.
Poetry
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.
Aphorism
a short saying that serves to express a truth in a memorable and quippy way
Satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues