Definitions
The repetition of sounds at the end of words.
Rhyme
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism
"The Road Not Taken"
Robert Frost
"My heart is a bottomless ocean of love"
Metaphor
A grouped set of lines in a poem.
Stanza
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
Imagery
"The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe
I wandered lonely as a cloud.
Personification
A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
The attitude of the speaker or narrator towards the subject.
Tone
"Do not go gentle into that good night"
Dylan Thomas
hern, sally, fern, valley
Rhyme
A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Simile
The use of a word, phrase, or idea more than once for emphasis or effect.
Repetition
"Because I could not stop for Death"
Emily Dickinson
"When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn..."
Simile
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
A recurring idea or a pervading thought in a work of literature.
Theme
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
William Wordsworth
Repetition