Definition of Pararhyme
Pararhyme is a poetic device in which the final consonant sounds of two or more accented syllables correspond, while their vowel sounds are different. In other words,…
The term ‘invective’ refers to speech or writing which is denunciatory, abusive or vituperative. The term is related to the verb inveigh, ‘to bring in’ or ‘introduce’ or ‘denounce’; as…
Introduction
Blank verse is a literary device that consists of unrhymed five-stress lines; properly, iambic pentameter. It was introduced in England by the Earl of Surrey in the 16th c.…
Definition
The term litotes is derived from the Greek word litos, meaning simple, plain, or modest. In rhetoric, litotes is a figure of speech in which an affirmative idea is…
Ideogramic method is a method of verse composition devised by the modernist poet Ezra Pound. It is based on the juxtaposition of words and images and, by avoiding abstraction and…
Palindrome (Gk. meaning "running back again") is a word, number, or sentence that reads the same both forwards and backwards. Common palindrome words include civic, level, minim, radar, rotor, madam,…
