Epanadiplosis is a type of figure of speech where the same word is repeated at the end of one sentence and at the beginning of the sentence before it. This is the opposite of anadiplosis. It helps create a musical or rhythmic feel, which can be used to highlight important ideas or add humor.
In poetry, the term “envoi” or “envoy” comes from Old French, meaning “sending forth.” It was originally a stanza placed at the end of a longer poem, often including a dedication to a person who supported the poet, similar to a tornada. More recently, envoi has been used in dedicatory poems within a collection or in individual poems that express farewell or moving on. Envoi is both a type of poem and is sometimes used as a title.
Entr’acte is a French term that means “between the acts.” It can refer to a short break between parts of a play or musical performance, similar to an intermission. However, in English, it most often describes a piece of music played between acts of a theatrical production. Sometimes, an entr’acte is paired with a longer break, called an intermission, because both occur between acts.
In poetry, enjambment (pronounced /ɪnˈdʒæmənt, ɛn-, -ˈdʒæmb-/; from the French word enjamber, meaning “to step over”) is when a sentence or phrase continues from one line to the next without ending punctuation. This creates a flow of meaning that moves from one line to the next. Lines that do not use enjambment are called end-stopped because they end clearly at the line’s conclusion.
A sonnet is a specific type of poem that has 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme pattern. The word “sonnet” comes from the Italian word “sonetto,” which means “little song” (from the Latin word “sonus,” meaning “sound”). The sonnet began in Sicily during the 13th century and was later used in many European countries.
A rhyme happens when similar sounds, often the same sounds, are repeated at the end of two or more words. This is most commonly done on purpose in poems and songs to create a musical or pleasing effect in the last part of lines. Rhymes can also refer to other types of similar sounds near the ends of words.
An emblem book is a collection of symbolic pictures along with text that explains them, such as morals or poems. These books were popular in Europe during the 1500s and 1600s. Emblem books are made up of three parts: an image, a motto, and text that explains how the image and motto are related.
In the study of language, called linguistics, an elision or deletion happens when one or more sounds—like a vowel, consonant, or entire syllable—are left out in a word or phrase. These terms are also used to describe situations where two words are joined by removing a sound at the end of one word. For example, in English, the final /t/ sound in the word “first” is often left out when it is followed by another consonant, as in “first light,” which is sometimes spoken as “firs’ light” (/fɜrs laɪt/).
An elegy is a poem that expresses serious reflection and often mourns the death of a person. In English literature, it is most commonly associated with expressing sorrow for someone who has died. However, according to The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy, the term “elegy” is not clearly defined.
Electronic literature, also called digital literature, is a type of writing that uses special features of digital tools, such as interactivity, using different types of media, or computer-generated text. These works are usually read on digital devices like computers, tablets, and phones. They are hard to print or cannot be printed at all because some important parts of the work cannot be copied onto paper.