Alliteration - The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words. Example: The Sweet Sparrow Sang Silly Songs , Imagery - Visually descriptive and creates a picture in the reader's mind. Evokes one, some, or all of the 5 senses., Metaphor - A direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. Example: You are the light of my life., Meter - They rhythmic pattern or pulse in a piece of poetry that is usually repeated., Onomatopoeia - A word from a sound associated with its name. Example: Buzz, Personification - Giving non human things such as animals, objects, or ideas the attributes, qualities, personalities, or actions of a human. Example: The calm sea kissed the shore., Repetition - The recurrence of sounds, syllables, words, phrases, lines, and stanzas, as the primary way to create a pattern through rhythm in a poem., Rhyme - Repetition of syllables (words that end in the same sound) at the end of poem lines., Rhyme Scheme - The Pattern of rhymes. The pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza. Rhyme schemes can change line by line, stanza by stanza, or can continue throughout a poem, Rhythm - The beat and pace of a poem which gives it a musical quality., Simile - The comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Example: She was as beautiful as the morning sun., Stanza - A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit. Usually is a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of lengths., Theme - The message about life that the poem conveys., Tone or Mood - The atitude the author takes toward the words. It gives personality to characters and the whole piece. The reader gets a sense of funny, serious, dramatic, etc., Hyperbole - An deliberately exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally., Allusion - Refers to a well-known person, place, or historical event. Example: I was surprised his nose wasn't growing like Pinocchio's!, Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds of nearby words across a line. Often used to set the mood. Example: But he grew old-This knight so bold-And o'er his heart a shadow.  , Symbolism - Symbols work to represent ideas and help carry the mood of the poem. An object or action represents something more than its literal meaning. Example: A rainy day always means a bad day or hard times.,

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