Mood
overall feeling or atmosphere the author creates
tone
expression of writers attitude towards subject
extended metaphor
comparison of two things developed at length
figurative language
words that communicate beyond the literal meaning of words
imagery
descriptive phrases that appeal to the senses
rhythm
the pattern or flow of words or lines in a poem
repetition
to create emphasis, a word or phrase is repeated
Alliteration
repetition of beginning consonants
consonance
repetition consonant sounds within and at the end of words
end rhyme
rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry
stanza
division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains
couplet
two- line stanza
quatrain
four- line stanzas
onomatopoeia
creating or using words that imitate sounds
internal rhyme
the rhyming of words within one line of poetry
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds within words
metaphor
a figure of speech that compares two things that have a commonality
simile
same as a metaphor, but uses the words "like" or "as
connotation
the positive or negative associations connected to a word
denotation
a dictionary definition of a word
Personification
object, animal, or idea is given human traits
speaker
the narrative voice of a poem
diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
subject matter
the topic dealt with or the subject represented