| A | B |
| the repeating of beginning consonant sounds | alliteration |
| the use of words that sound like what they name | onomatopoeia |
| when human qualities are given to an object | personification |
| repeating of vowel sounds in words | assonance |
| repeating of consonant sounds anywhere in words | consonance |
| slow the reader and bring attention to individual words and phrases | line break |
| the repeating of a word or phrase | repetition |
| the use of words whose endings sound alike | rhyme |
| the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables | rhythym |
| a group of lines arranged together | stanza |