Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a line of poetry.
Assonance: The repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry.
Consonance: The repetition of the same consonant sound in a line of poetry.
Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause.
Hyperbole: An exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Imagery: The use of words to create a picture in the reader's mind.
Irony: The use of words to express something other than what is literally meant.
Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
Metonymy: The substitution of one word for another that is closely associated with it.
Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate sounds.
Oxymoron: A combination of two contradictory terms.
Personification: The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
Simile: A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
Symbolism: The use of an object or action to represent something else.
Synecdoche: The use of a part of something to represent the whole.