english poetry

__**Simile**__

Comparing two thing with like or as

__**Metaphor**__

Comparing two things without like or as

__**Hyperbole**__

An exaggeration or overstatement

__**Personification**__

Giving human qualities to something not human

__**Allusion**__

A reference to something well known 

__**Alliteration**__

The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a row

__**Assonance**__

The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same

__**Onomatopoeia**__

The use of a word that resembles a sound

__**Tone**__

Attitude of the speaker toward the subjet

__**Enjambment**__

When a line ends but the sentence and idea continue on to the next line to complete

__**Symbols**__

Settings,objects or events that carry more than just a literal meaning

__**Rhyme Scheme**__

Rhyming pattern within a poem

__**Stanza**__

Groups of lines in a poem

__**Imagery**__

Descriptions and details that appeal to our system