Sound Devices
A word associated with a sound.
Onomatopoeia
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
The overall idea/message of a poem.
Theme
The repeated use of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to something that typically does not possess them.
Personification
A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.
Haiku
Visually descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
Imagery
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
A poem of mourning or reflection.
Elegy
The choice of words and style of expression in a poem.
Diction
The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.
Assonance
The use of an object or image to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism
A narrative poem, usually set to music, with a simple rhyme scheme and meter.
Ballad
A pause or break within a line of poetry.
Caesura
The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
Meter
An exaggeration used for emphasis.
Hyperbole
A 19-line poem with a complex rhyme scheme and repeating lines.
Villanelle
The continuation of a sentence or phrase beyond the end of a line or stanza, without a pause.
Enjambment