Poetry (English)

Allusion
Refernce to something well known or famous

Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds

Irony
Words that carry opposite meanings to create imagery or humor

Personification
Giving a non-living object human like qualities

Rhythm
The beat created by the sounds of words in a poem

Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the sound they’re naming (woof, bark, etc.)

Alliteration
Repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line

Imagery
Use of descriptive, sensory language

Connosance
The repetition of consonant sounds

Repetition
The restatement of words or ideas for emphasis

Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration

Symbol
A concrete object with an abstract meaning

Idiom
A “fixed” saying that has a different meaning

Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things

Simile
A comparison using like or as