| A | B |
| metaphor | a comparison of tow unlike things without using like or as |
| simile | a comparison of tow unlike things using like or as |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be take literally. |
| personification | giving non-human objects human qualities |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words |
| onomatopoeia | word whose sounds imitate their meaning |
| consonance | the repetition of the same consonant sounds among words (not limited to the beginning sound) |
| assonance | the repetition of the same vowel sounds among words |
| rhyme | the repetition of the same ending sound in two or more words |
| internal rhyme | rhymes within lines |
| end rhyme | rhymes at the end of lines |
| partial rhyme | words whose final consonant sounds almost rhyme |
| complete rhyme | words whose final syllables have the exact same sound |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or song |