Stanza
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
Rhyme scheme
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem/song.
Couplet
A pair of lines of metre in poetry.
Figurative language
A language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
Metaphor
A figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as unrelated things.
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
Personification
The attribution of personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the presentation of an abstract quality in human form.
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in literary work.
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is name.
Repetition
The act of repeating something that has already been said/written.
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of an adjacent or closely connected word.
Assonance
The repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong on non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other to echo or to be discernible.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not mean to be took literally.
Irony
The expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, usually used to be humorous.
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Theme
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a persons' thoughts, or an exhibition; A topic.
Narrative Poem
The form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well.