alliteration
The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
figure of speech
A word or phrase that describes one thing in therms of something else and is not literally true.
free verse
poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
limerick
a humerous five-line verse that has a regular meter and the rhyme scheme "aabba.
metaphor
An imaginative comparison between two unlike things, which one thing is said to be another thing.
mood
the overall emotion created by a work of literature
onomatopoeia
the use of words with sounds that echo their sense.
personification
a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
poetry
a kind of rythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to emotion and imagination.
refrain
a group of words repeated at intervals in a poem, song, or speech.
rhyme
the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words close together in a poem
rhythm
a muscial quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllable or by the repetition of certain other sound patterns.
simile
a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.
symbol
a person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning, and it stands for something beyond itself as well.
theme
the idea about life revealed in a work of literature.
tone
The attitude that a writer taked toward the audience, a subject, or a character.
foreshadowing
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
ode
A poem that pays tribute to someone or something.
end rhyme
rhymes at the end of lines
internal rhyme
rhymes within lines
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
idiom
2 or more words, that mean something more than the literal meaning of those words
diction
the choice and order of words in a poem
allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.