POETIC TERMS

The repetition of the first sounds of a word.

• couplet

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Similar vowel sounds in words that end with different consonants.

• assonance

• hyperbole

• diction

• personification

Two rhymed lines of poetry.

• repetition

• imagery

• couplet

• rhythm

The specific words an author chooses.

• diction

• theme

• tone

• prose

A metaphor that is applied throughout the entire poem.

• onomatopoeia

• extended metaphor

• imagery

• simile

Using language to create a particular effect.

• simile

• personification

• prose

• figurative language

Extreme exaggeration to make a point.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

The primary images or pictures the author uses to convey meaning in a poem.

• diction

• repetition

• simile

• imagery

A comparison of two unlike things.

• diction

• Metaphor

• extended metaphor

• simile

When the sound of a word suggests a particular thing.

• tone

• alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• assonance