poetry terms

alliteration

repetition of the same initial letter

onomatopeia

use of word whose sound imitates its meaning or natural sound

assonance

repetition of similar vowel sounds in line of verse

refrain

repetition of word, phrase, line usually at the end of stanza

simile

direct comparison between two unrelated things using like or as

metaphor

implied comparison between two unrelated things

personification

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

hyperbole

exaggeration for sake of emphasis

apostrophe

addressing someone dead as if present

couplet

rhyming lines

enjambment

no punctuation