| A | B |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| haiku | japanese poem that contains three lines; syllables are 5 7 5 |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for effect, saying more than is true |
| internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs inside a line |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |
| onomatopoeia | the sound of a word suggests its meaning (buzz, clang) |
| personification | giving non human things human like qualities |
| refrain | repetition of a line or phrase at regular intervals, like the chorus of a song |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyme at the end of line |
| stanza | a division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains |
| image | a picture that is created with words |