is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables.

is a word that imitates the sound it represents

is a repetition of similar sounds at the end of words and is most often used in poetry and songs.

is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

the rhythmic pattern of a poem created by stressed and unstressed beats in a line of poetry

a sound, syllable, word, phrase, line, stanza, or metrical pattern is a basic unifying device in all poetry.

is the repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar vowel sounds.

is the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds.

a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

is a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem, a verse

is a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth.

word choice

is the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.

the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions

is a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected.

a comparison which uses like or as

An exaggeratation: making to seem more important than it really is

an ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of line of a poem or verse

a sign, a word, phrase, image or other object that stands for or represents something else.