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| A writer's choice of language: words/phrases that vary among street slang, precise language of an old schoolteacher or in the professional jargon of a social worker. |
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| The literal dictionary meaning of a word |
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| An associated or additional meaning of a word |
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| Aspects of a work that reveal the author's attitude towards the subject's |
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| A word phrase, where a figure of speech that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures of sights, sounds smells, tastes, feelings or actions |
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| A statement that one thing is something else which in a literal sense its truly not does not contain a connective example: oh my love is a red red Rose |
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| A comparison of two things indicated by the same connective (like or as or a verb such as resembles) |
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| A reference to the order of words example "but when the loud surges lash the sounding shore |
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| An imaginary person through which the poet may speak |
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| The imaginary person that the persona addresses |
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| Any recurrent pattern of rhyme within an individual home a rhyme scheme is usually described by using small letters to represent each rhyme – for the first rhyme b for the second and so on |
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| Repetition of the same sounding letters initial alliteration the first letter repeated is a continent example: she sells seashells by the seashore assonance: repetition of vowel sounds example: in the room the woman come and go talking of Michelangelo |
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| An implied or direct reference to something that the reader is familiar with example: The Siren Song |
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| A form of metaphor in which human characteristics are given to something that is abstract example inanimate objects or an animal |
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| Exaggerated statements that are not to be taken seriously for the truth |
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| Describing something in terms that suggests that it is much smaller or less important than we know what really is example: life for me has not been a crystal stair |
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| Two words that look as though they sound like but the sound when spoken is different |
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| The sound of the two words sound exactly the same example moon/June |
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| Words at the end of the line rhyme |
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| Rhyme at the middle of the line as well as at the end of the line example: the splendor Falls on castle walls |
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| The sound of the words are close but not exact |
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| A short concise statement of principle or sentiment example study apply/lazy cheat |
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| Short poems never more than a few lines often rhyme they are intended to make a sharp comment or a witty observation example: men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses |
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| A Japanese verse form that has three unrhymed lines of five seven five syllables example: girl you are so ugly but your sister is so fine what was I drinking |
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| A short humorous poem consisting of five lines with rhyme scheme example: I drink too much water for breakfast you see sitting in English I severely have to pee soon is a puddle it won't be so subtle for not leaving class is Ms. Thompson's policy |
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