definition 1
rhythm
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
"it was the beginning of the end."
paradox
"How do construction workers party? they raise the roof."
pun
rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
concrete language
tangible or perceivable characteristics in the real world
dishes crashing on the floor, or horns blaring and people yelling in a traffic accident.
cacophony
"i used to be a baker because i kneaded dough"
word play
tone
literary device that conveys the author's attitude toward the subject, speaker, or audience of a poem
personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
"In the winter it's every kid's dream, / As snowflakes begin to appeal, / That suddenly there'll be a blizzard, / And they'll cancel school for the year"
stanza
"Home sweet home."
alliteration
allusion
reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
"The soup was stirred and stirred until thickened."
repetition
"The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman
slam poem
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Shakespeare's language
Euphony
“jump back, honey, jump back”
refrain