POETRY
Repetition of similar sounds
Rhyme
da-DUM da-DUM
Iambic
Her smile is like sunshine
Simile
living death
repetition of vowel sound
assonance
Rhyming words at the end of the line
End Line
DUM-da
Trochaic
You are my sunshine
Metaphor
Reference to another work or event
Allusion
repetition of consonant sound
consonance
Rhyming words within a line
da-da-DUM
The river sang as it flowed
Personification
a part represents the whole
Synecdoche
repetition of initial consonant sound
Alliteration
Sounds are similar but not exact
Slant
DUM-da-da
Dactylic
"I've told you a million times!"
Hyperbole
world play for humor
Pun
words that imitate sound
onomatopoeia
"The moon is bright / shining through the night"
Natural flow
Free verse
A fire station burns down.
Irony
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired!"
Pun
harmonious sound
Euphony