word or pharase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together in a poem

the repetition of vowel sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together in a poem

two consecutive lines of poetry that have the same meter and rhyme

the authors choice of words - an essential emlement of the writer's style

poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to create a comic effect

a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

language that appeals to one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, & smell

figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of extra words such as like or as

generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

the smallest unit of measure when discussing meter in a poem

use of a word whose sound immitates or suggests its meaning

giving human characteristics to something that is not human

rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry

Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry

the pattern of rhyme that occur at the end of each line of a poem - abba, abab, etc...

figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the extra words like, as, resembles, or than

a group of lines in a poem that form a unit