| A | B |
| alliteration | repetition of the initial consonant sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sound |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowel sounds |
| imagery | language that evokes sensory images |
| metaphor | comparison of unlike things |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the sound it represents |
| personification | giving human qualities or characteristics |
| rhyme | a pattern of words that contains similar sounds |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| symbol | an object or action that means more |