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| Repetition | This is a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity. Repetition often helps to reinforce meaning and create an appealing rhythm. |
| Rhyme | This is the repetition of sounds at the end of words. Words rhyme when their accented vowels and the letters that follow had identical sounds. |
| Alliteration | This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| Metaphor | This is a comparison of two things that are basically different, but they have some qualities in common. A metaphor does NOT contain the like or as in it. |
| Narrative Poetry | This is poetry that tells a story. Like fiction, a narrative poem contains characters, a setting, and plot. It might also contain elements of poetry, such as rhyme, rhythm, imagery, and figurative language. |
| Personification | The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |
| Simile | A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as buzz, whisper, gargle, and murmur. |
| Imagery | This consists of words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch). Writers use sensory details to help the reader imagine how things look, feel, smell, sound, and taste. |
| Rhyme scheme | This is a pattern of end rhymes (the last part of the last word in a line) in a poem. The rhyme scheme is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter. |
| Rhythm | This is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Poets use rhythm to bring out the musical quality of language, to emphasize ideas, and to create moods. Devices such as alliteration and rhyme often contribute to creating rhythm. |
| Idiom | This is an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. For example, “to go to the dogs” is an idiom meaning “to go to ruin.” |
| Hyperbole | This is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. |
| Reliable | This means to be consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted. |
| Credible source | This means that readers can trust the source. They can trust that the author’s ideas are his or her own and can be backed up with evidence. |
