Paradox

A statement that seems contradictory but is true.

Parallelism

Using similar sentence structures for balance.

Parody

A humorous imitation of a work or style.

Pastoral

Literature about peaceful country life.

Pathos

Appeal to emotions.

Periodic Sentence

A sentence with the main idea at the end.

Personification

Giving human traits to nonhuman things.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told.

Protagonist

The main character.

Pun

A play on words.

Quatrain

A four-line stanza.

Refrain

A repeated line or phrase.

Repetition

Repeating words or ideas for emphasis.

Rhetorical Question

A question not meant to be answered.

Satire

Using humor or irony to criticize.

Sestet

A six-line stanza.

Shift

A change in tone, mood, or focus.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as."

Soliloquy

A speech revealing a character's thoughts when alone.

Shakespearean Sonnet

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG).