oxymoron
a figure of speech where two opposite things appear together to make a new meaning
idiom
a well-known saying or expression that is used to emphasize a point
irony
when what is said or done is the opposite of what's expected/intended
simile
a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are at the beginning of the words
personification
giving non-human things human qualities
pun
a saying that is a play on words (joke)
onomatopoeia
the process of making a word that uses the same sound it describes
consonance
use of repeated consonant sounds within a word (not the first letter)
assonance
use of repeated vowel sounds within words (loud owl shouts)
allusion
a reference to something popular (TV character, movie, book, etc.) to emphasize a point
line
a row of words in a poem
stanza
a "paragraph" of lines in a poem
enjambment
when a sentence is split across multiple lines in a poem
anaphora
repeated words/phrases at the beginning of multiple lines to make a point
meter
the rhythm of the syllables in a poem
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhyming words at the end of rows (uses ABCs to label)
repetition
repeated words or phrases
imagery
words that help you see, hear, taste, touch, or smell
tone
the author's attitude about their topic
mood
the feeling the reader gets when they read a poem
symbolism
when an something in the poem represents a deeper concept
free verse
poem with no rhyme scheme nor rhythm