Specialized literary terms

apostrophe

addresses something/someone not present

caesura

midline pause; breaks up a line of the verse

exposition

link: EXPOSE
interruption of a story (by the author) to explain, provide background info

elision

link: COLLISION

taking things out to create a rhythm

scansion

link: SCAN
process of breaking poetry down into feet, forms, etc.

synechdoche

link: SCHENECTADY
part = whole

verisimilitude

writing in a realistic style

anachronism

link: CHRON = time
placing things in the wrong time frame

epithet

link: PATHETIC

"the ever-pathetic"
A cute little phrase

epitaph

link: taph = TOMB
on tombstome

sonnet

octave + sestet

Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet

octave + sestet

ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
(or) CD CD CD

Shakesperian

octave + sestet

AB AB CD CD EF EF GG