Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds
antonym
a word opposite in meaning to another
Apostrophe
address to an absent or imaginary person
Connatation
the personal or emotional associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
figurative language
A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
free verse
poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
Homphone
Two or more words with the same pronunciation but different meaning and spelling
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or the truth
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Metaphor
An association of two completely different objects as being the same thing
meter
The measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems.
Mood
The emotional vibe of a text
rhyme scheme
The patterns of matching sounds of the end of the lines in a poem. They are represented by letters, which are like variables in math so two lines that end ing end with aa
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as
Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
synonym
A word that means the same as another word
Theme
Central idea of a work of literature
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character