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- Alliteration:
- the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- Assonance:
- the repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words
- Figurative Language:
- Language that is not meant to be taken literally
- Hyperbole:
- an exaggeration
- Imagery:
- the use of descriptive words or phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader.
- Metaphor:
- a comparison between two things without using the words like or as
- Onomatopoeia:
- the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
- Personification:
- giving human qualities to inanimate objects or ideas
- Repetition:
- technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity
- Rhyme:
- the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words
- Rhythm:
- a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
- Simile:
- a comparison using like or as