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Apostrophe

Speaking directly to someone or something that is not present.

Allusion

A reference to something else, like a book, a person, or a historical event.

Alliteration

Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Analogy

Comparing two things that are different but have something in common.

Archaic Language

Words that are no longer used in everyday speech.

Assonance

Repeating the same vowel sound in a line of poetry.

Antithesis

Putting two opposite ideas together.

Blank Verse

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Cacophony

Using harsh or unpleasant sounds.

Consonance

Repeating the same consonant sound in a line of poetry.

Caesura

A pause in a line of poetry.

Euphony

Using pleasant sounds.

Emotive Language

Language that makes the reader feel something.

Enjambment

When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without punctuation.

Euphuism

Using fancy or elaborate language.

Euphemism

Using a polite word or phrase to replace a harsh or offensive one.

Free Verse

Poetry that does not follow traditional rules of rhyme or meter.

Hyperbole

An exaggeration of the facts either for comic or serious effects.

Imagery

All the images in a poem considered as a whole.

Juxtaposition

When two or more things are placed side by side, even though they usually aren't associated with each other.

Metaphor

A figure of speech which indirectly compares two things by saying that one thing is another.

Metonymy

A kind of metaphor where an object is given the name of something else with which it is associated.

Mood

The emotional atmosphere created by the poet.

Onomatopoeia

When the sound of the word mimics the sound to which it refers.

Paradox

An apparently contradictory statement, with an element of truth in it.

Personification

Attributing characteristics and qualities of persons to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.

Point of View

The way in which something is presented, viewed, or considered.

Pun

A play on words where words are identical or similar in sound but different in meaning.

Parallelism

A device in which phrases, clauses and/or sentences are constructed in the same grammatical form.

Purposeful Repetition

The repeating of words or phrases for effect.

Rhyme

The similarity of sounds between words.

Single or Masculine Rhyme

The similarity of sound in one syllable.

Feminine Rhyme

When two syllables rhyme.

Triple Rhyme

When three syllables are similar in sound.

Eye Rhyme or Imperfect Rhyme

When the words rhyme to the eye but not the ear.

Internal Rhyme

When rhymes are within the verse itself rather than at the end of the line.