2. AlliterationAlliteration  the repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words “do or die” “the sweet smell of success” “now or never” “safe and sound”

3. Rhyme (End Rhyme)Rhyme (End Rhyme)  the repetition of the sound at the end of two or more words. End rhyme occurs at the end of lines. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are. Yes. Some are red. And some are blue. Some are old. And some are new. Some are sad. And some are glad. And some are very, very bad.

4. Rhyme (Internal Rhyme)Rhyme (Internal Rhyme)  the repetition of the sound at the end of two or more words. Internal rhyme occurs in the middle of the same line of poetry. I will remember December the way I wish it to be.

5. Repetition  The repeating of words of phrases done for an obvious intent or to emphasize an idea. Keeping time, time, time In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the paean of the bells Of the bells To the throbbing of the bells Of the bells, bells, bells

6. OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia  the use of words that imitate sounds clang sizzle smack pop whir crunch

7. PersonificationPersonification  a type of metaphor in which human traits are given to something that is not human  The leaves danced in the wind.

8. SimileSimile  a comparison made using “ like ” or “ as ” O My Love’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O My Love’s like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune. - Robert Burns

9. MetaphorMetaphor  a comparison made without using “ like ” or “ as ” My thoughts of you are the waves They are countless and appear constantly To splash onto the shore of my mind - Joyce Scarbrough

10. Imagery  Language that appeals to the senses. Words or phrases that help you see, smell, hear, taste, or feel something.  Ex. Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach.  Three fields to cross till a farm appears;  A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch  And blue spurt of a lighted match.

11. StanzaStanza  a group of lines in a poem - similar to a paragraph To hear an oriole sing May be a common thing, Or only a divine. It is not of the bird Who sings the same, unheard, As unto crowd. The fashion of the ear Attireth that it hear In dun or fair. So whether it be rune, Or whether it be none, Is of within; The “tune is in the tree,” The sceptic showeth me; “No, sir! In thee!”