| A | B |
| lyric poetry | highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelngs of a single speaker |
| personification | type of figurative language in which a non human subject is given human characteristics |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else. It states the comparison directly. |
| simile | a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two different subjects |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| speaker/voice | imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem |
| images | word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the senses |
| visual | sight image |
| aural | sound image |
| olfactory | smell image |
| gustatory | taste image |
| tactile | touch image |
| thermal | heat image |
| kinesthetic | movement image |
| mood | atmosphere of the story |