Alliteration

the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds within a group of words.

Imagery

the use of vivid descriptions to create a mental image in the reader’s mind.

Metaphor

a figure of speech that compares two things, usually by stating that one thing is another.

Personification

a figure of speech that attributes human characteristics, emotion, and behavior to animals and inanimate objects or ideas.

Refrain

a sound, word, phrase, or line repeated regularly in a poem

Rhyme

a repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more consecutive sentences.

Simile

a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words “like”, “as”, or “than.”

Stanzas

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

Repetition

When words are repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader.

Oxymoron

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Onomatopoeia

a type of word that sounds like what it does.

Hyperbole

is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.

Pun

a joke based on the interplay of homophones — words with the same pronunciation but different meanings.

Figurative Language

Figurative language is a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation.