| A | B |
| SYMBOLISM | A SMALL THING WHICH REPRESENTS A LARGER IDEA |
| PERSONIFICATION | GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO NON LIVING THINGS |
| SIMILE | A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS |
| METAPHOR | COMPARES UNLIKE THINGS/DOESN NOT USE LIKE OR AS |
| EXTENDED METAPHOR | A COMPARISON THAT LASTS THE LENGTH OF A POEM |
| ALLITERATION | WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE SAME CONSANANT SOUND |
| RHYME SCHEME | PATTERN OF WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME |
| IMAGERY | WORDS THAT DRAW A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND'S EYE |
| ALLUSION | A LINE THAT REFERS TO ANOTHER LITERARY WORK |
| STANZA | A POETIC PARAGRAPH |
| LINE | A POETIC SENTENCE OR FRAGMENT |
| COUPLET | TWO LINES IN STANZA |
| QUATRAIN | A FOUR LINE STANZA |