alliteration
multiple words in a sentence beginning with the same sound
assonance
multiple words in a phrase that share the same vowel sound in syllables
consonance
multiple words in a phrase that share the same consonant sound in syllables
pun
joke in which exploits the multiple meanings of a word. sans undertale
onomatopoeia
sounds being described though words
rhyme
endings of words possessing the same sound
rhythm
beat or flow of a poem (look i changed it are you happy now)
simile
using like or as to compare things
metaphor
comparing two different things
allusion
reference to an idea, person, place, etc that holds some kind of significance
personification
giving human-like qualities to non-human things
zoomorphism
giving things non-human-like qualities (aka furries)
idiom
phrase that is non-literal in its figurative meaning
visual imagery
describing to allow the reader to experience or see the poem and its visualisation
auditory imagery
describing sounds to allow the reader to imagine the poem’s audio
tactile imagery
describing using words to make the reader feel touch or imagine this sense
olfactory imagery
describing to allow the reader to understand/feel the smell
gustatory imagery
describing to allow the reader to feel or guess the taste of something (cum)
line
line in a poem pretty fucking self-explanatory
stanza
group of lines, normalement it’s separated by a skipped line
enjambment
when a sentence transfers and continues over to the next line.
repetition
repeating repeating repeating c’mon for fucks sake
anaphora
repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause
epistrophe
repeating a word or phrase at the end of a clause
meter
100cm, just kiddinf its the rhythm and beat of a poem
oxymoron
contradictory terms appear next to each other
analogy
comparison between two different things to see a point of similarity