A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Rhythm
Uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful in poems
Figurative Language
Giving human characteristics to non human things
Personification
A vivid and vibrant form of description that appeals to readers' senses and imagination
Imagery
Attitude of the poem
Tone
When two words sound the same when spoken
Rhyme
When a thing or abstraction is represented as a person
Personification
To convey the hidden meaning to the reader or listener
Symbolism
An expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty
Cliche'
Comparing two things using is
Metaphor
Comparing two things using like or as
Similie
An extreme exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech
Hyperbole
A poems equivalent to a paragraph
Stanza
The use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison.
Figurative Language
Comparing 2 things NOT using like or as
Metaphor
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
Stanza
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