| A | B |
|---|
| simile | a comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between 2 unlike things |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sound |
| onomotopoeia | word that sounds like the word it describes |
| personification | giving a non-human entity human characteristics |
| idiom | a non-literal expression |
| repetition | the repetition of words in a poem |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| narrative poem | a poem which tells a story |
| lyric poem | a poem with one subject which is musical |
| concrete poem | a poem which physically mimics its subject |
| ode | a poem which glorifies one subject |
| ballad | a narrative poem with rhythm and rhyme |
| imagery | words which appeal to the senses |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of a word |
| connotation | the way a certain word choice makes you feel |
| consonance | repetition of a consonant sound |
| assonance | repetition of a vowel sound |
| euphemism | to "sugar coat" your words |
