| A | B |
|---|
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison between two basically unlike things |
| personification | giving human qualities to an inanimate object |
| alliteration | the repetition on consonant sounds |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry |
| imagery | using words to appeal to the senses |
| tone | author's expressed attitude toward the subject |
| onomatopoeia | word used to imitate a sound |
| repetition | the act of repeating |
| allusion | a reference to someone or something...usually famous or religious |
| symbol | something that has meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well |
| theme | main idea |
| conflict | main problem |
