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| the repetition of th esame consonant sound at the beginnings of several words of a line of poetry or a sentence. |
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| when the poet refers to (mentions) something that most of the readers should already know about. Usually a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or EVENT from history. |
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| all of the tools that a poet uses to create a special effect or feeling. Includes: simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia. |
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| poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, or form. |
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| a common phrase made up of words that can't be understood by their literal, or ordinary, meanings. example: raining cats and dogs, lay it on thick |
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language that appeals to the five senses - touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
Helps to create a "mental picture" |
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a direct comparison between two unlike things.
DOES NOT use the words LIKE or AS |
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| the feeling created in the reader by a poem or story. Words, phrases, repetition, rhyme, and exaggeration ALL WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE MOOD. |
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| the use of words that sound like the noises they describe. |
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| a type of figurative language in which poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions. |
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| to "repeat" something. It is the use of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, or sentence - more than once |
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| a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as. |
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| a group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines. It usually develops one idea. |
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| something that stands for something else |
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