| A | B |
| imagery | description that realates to one of the five senses |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike thing NOT using the words like or as |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike thing using the words like or as |
| personification | giving something non-human the characteristics of a human being |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like their meanings |
| alliteration | the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words |
| repetition | repeating key words or phrases in a poem |
| rhyme scheme | a pattern of rhyming words which can be labeled using capital letters |