Metaphor
A direct comparison between two things that are not alike.
Simile
A direct comparison between two things that are not alike using words like and as.
Personification
Giving non-living things human characteristics.
Allusion
A reference to something in history like Mythology and the bible.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same continent sound at the beginning of successive words.
Rhyme Scheme
Determining the rhyming pattern of a poem by using the last word in each line with letters of the alphabet.
Assonance
The repetition of the same vowel sounds in successive words.
Imagery
Words that appeal to the 5 human senses.
Onomatopoeia
words that imitate natural sounds.
Symbol
Something that has a meaning in and out of itself.
Tone
How the author feels about his/her work.
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration.
Apostrophe
Speaking to a thing in nature that cannot answer.
Atmosphere
The feeling that a literary work exudes.
Theme
Main idea.
Sonnet
14 lined poem with a specified rhyme scheme.
Blank Verse
Lines of poetry that don't rhyme.
Rhymed couplet
2 successive lines (poetry) that rhyme.