| A | B |
| Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or middle of words. |
| Dialect | a form of speech that is characteristic of a particular region or class |
| End Rhyme | The rhyming of words at the ends of lines of poetry. |
| Internal Rhyme | rhyming words or accented syllables within a line |
| Inversion | reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that involves a implied comparison between 2 different things. |
| Onomatopoeia | a word or words used in such a way that the sound imitates the sound of the thing being described. |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech involving great exaggeration |
| Personification | the representation of abstractions, ideas or inanimate objects as living things or humans |
| Simile | a figure of speech involving a comparison using a word such as like or as. |
| Tone | an author's attitude toward the subject of his or her literary word and toward the reader. |
| Mood | The overall atmosphere or prevailing feeling within a work of art |