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