Alliteration
the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds within a group of words.
Imagery
the use of vivid descriptions to create a mental image in the reader’s mind.
Metaphor
a figure of speech that compares two things, usually by stating that one thing is another.
Personification
a figure of speech that attributes human characteristics, emotion, and behavior to animals and inanimate objects or ideas.
Refrain
a sound, word, phrase, or line repeated regularly in a poem
Rhyme
a repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more consecutive sentences.
Simile
a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words “like”, “as”, or “than.”
Stanzas
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Repetition
When words are repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader.
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Onomatopoeia
a type of word that sounds like what it does.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
Pun
A pun is a joke based on the interplay of homophones — words with the same pronunciation but different meanings.
Figurative Language
Figurative language is a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation.