| A | B |
|---|
| rhythm | pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that may create a beat |
| personification | giving of human qualities to an object, animal or idea |
| metaphor | direct comparison between two unlike things |
| alliteration | repetition of sounds at the beginning of words |
| stanza | group of lines that form a unit, like a paragraph (like a verse, too) |
| symbol | person, place or object that stands for something beyond itself |
| simile | comparison using 'like' or 'as' |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables |
| rhyme | repetition of ending sounds at the end of words |
| onomatopoeia | use of words to imitate sounds |
| figurative language | language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of the word |
| diction | choices of words in speech or writing |
