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Alliteration

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other.

Example of Alliteration

fast and furious

Assonance

Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, focused on stressed vowel sounds.

Example of Assonance

He's a bruisin' loser

Consonance

Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words placed near each other.

Example of Consonance

'And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.'

Onomatopoeia

Words that sound like their meanings.

Examples of Onomatopoeia

boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh, whir, zip

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

Meter

Describes the rhythm or pattern of beats in a line of poetry.

Simile

A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

Example of Simile

He is as dumb as an ox.

Metaphor

A direct comparison stating that one thing is another.

Example of Metaphor

Time is money.

Personification

Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object or abstract idea.

Example of Personification

The wind cried in the dark.

Hyperbole

An outrageous exaggeration used for effect.

Example of Hyperbole

He weighs a ton.

Symbolism

An ordinary object or event to which we have attached extraordinary meaning.

Example of Symbolism

A small cross by the dangerous curve on the road reminded all of Johnny's death.

Allegory

A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning.

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem resembling a paragraph.

Sonnet

Expresses themes of beauty, nature, and love.

Blank Verse

A form of free verse that has a meter, specifically an iambic pattern.

Free Verse

A poem with no rhyme scheme or structure.

Ballad

A poem that tells a story of love, tragedy, or adventure.

Elegy

A poem mourning the death of someone.

Apostrophe

Addressing a person or thing by name as if present.

Example of Apostrophe

O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done...

Paradox

A statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a hidden truth.

Example of Paradox

The hurrier I go the behinder I get.

Oxymoron

A combination of two contradictory words.

Example of Oxymoron

sweet sorrow.

Pun

Wordplay where different meanings have similar sounds.

Example of Pun

Like a firefly in the rain, I'm delighted.

Euphemism

An understatement to lessen the impact of a statement.

Example of Euphemism

She is at rest.