| A | B |
| repetition | repeating word or phrase |
| metaphors | comparison without using "like" or "as" |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that sound like the object or action |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| mood | the emotion you feel when you read a poem |
| imagery | mental pictures that are created with words |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human object |
| tone | writer's attitude toward a subject |
| diction | writer's word choice |
| rhyme scheme | the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem |