Alliteration

Alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Allusion

A reference to a popular person, place, or event.

Allegory

A story, poem, or picture that can reveal a hidden meaning.

Apostrophe

A figure of speech in which a person talks about something that is not there.

Assonance

Repeating vowels in words.

Auditory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of hearing.

Blank verse

Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Connotation

Another meaning behind a normal word.

Consonance

The repetition of the same sound at the end of a word.

Couplet

The lines of poetry that rhyme with each other.

Denotation

The literal definition of a word.

Diction

The choice of words and tone used by the writer or speaker.

End Rhyme

When the last words of two or more lines rhyme.

Figurative Language

Language that uses figures of speech to be more effective and impactful.

Figure of Speech

A word or phrase used in a non-literal way to create an effect.

Free Verse

Poetry that does not have a rhyme scheme or a pattern.

Gustatory Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of taste.

Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize effect.

Idiom

A common phrase that has a different meaning from its original saying.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

Internal Rhyme

A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.

Metaphor

A comparison between two things that uses 'like' or 'as'.

Meter

A rhythmic pattern of stressed syllables in poetry.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by something closely associated with it.

Mood

The overall feeling or atmosphere that the author creates.

Olfactory Imagery

Words that appeal to the sense of smell.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Parallelism

The repetition of grammatical structures that create rhythm.

Paradox

A statement that opposes one another but means something else.

Personification

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Pun

Words that have the same sound but have different meanings, usually used humorously.

Quatrain

A stanza of four lines, sometimes with a rhyme scheme.

Rhyme

The repetition of the same sound at the end of words.

Rhyme Scheme

A pattern of end words that rhyme.

Rhythm

The beat or pattern of syllables in poetry.

Simile

A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Slant Rhyme

A rhyme in which the sounds are similar but not identical.

Stanza

A line in poetry with a group of words.

Symbol

A subject that represents a deeper meaning.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole or vice versa.

Syntax

The arrangement of words that is most efficient.

Tactile Imagery

Words that appeal to the sensation of touch.

Theme

The central idea in a literary work.

Tercet

A stanza of three lines that rhyme with one another.

Tone

The author's attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and style.

Understatement

When something is described not as exaggerated as desired.

Visual Imagery

Language that appeals to the sense of sight, helping the reader imagine the situation in detail.