Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words to create internal rhyming.
Couplet: A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that often rhyme and have the same meter.
Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words in a phrase or sentence.
Dramatic poem: A poem that presents a story, often with a conflict, through the voice of one or more characters.
Eye rhyme: Words that look like they should rhyme because of their spelling but do not actually rhyme when spoken.
Feminine rhyme: A rhyme that matches two or more syllables, typically with the final syllable unstressed.
Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.
Internal rhyme: A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry or between the middle of one line and the end of another.
Masculine rhyme: A rhyme that matches only one syllable, usually the last syllable of the words.
Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other.
Metonymy: A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
Narrative poem: A poem that tells a story, often including characters and a plot.
Octave: A stanza or poem consisting of eight lines, often following a specific rhyme scheme.
Oxymoron: A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (e.g., 'bittersweet').
Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.
Paradox: A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal an underlying truth.
Pun: A form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous effect.
Quatrain: A stanza of four lines, typically with a specific rhyme scheme.
Synecdoche: A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.