Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds with non-rhyming words within a line(s) of poetry
Consonance
The repetition of sounds among consonants or groups of consonants especially at end of words
Onomatopoeia
The use of words that suggest their meanings
Repetition
A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect of emphasis
Refrain
The repeating of one or more lines (usually) in each stanza of a poem
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme(at the end of the line)
Analogy
A comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity
Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unalike
Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things by using the words like or as
Allision
A reference to a (probably famous) text, historical place, or event
Connotation
A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly; this is based on the concept that words carry cultural and emotion association or meaning in addition to denotation or "dictionary definition
Denotation
The literal or dictionary meaning(s) of a word
figurative language
Language that communicated beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words
Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which the truth is exasperated for emphasis or for humorous effect
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Oxymoron
A word or expression that contradicts itself
Parallelism
The use of similar grammatical construction to express ideas that are related or equal in importance
Inversion
A poet technique in which the normal (speaking) order if words is altered
Apostrophe
A rhetorical technique in someone or something is directly addressed
Imagery
Descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader; usually appeals to one or more of the five senses
Lineation
How words are divided into line in a particular poem(a technique almost exclusively in poetry; vary rarely used in prose)
Stanza
A grouping of two or more lines in a pattern that is repeated throughout a poem
Speaker
The voice of the poem
Symbol
Something that exists as a thing in its own right but also represents something/ someone else; usually, especially good symbol will mean different thing to different people
Lyric poetry
Usually short poetry in which a single speaker expresses personal thought and feelings just about everything
Narrative poetry
Poetry that tells a story
Idiom
A common expression understood as a figurative meaning because the literal meaning makes no sense