| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. |
| Assonance | resemblance of sounds. |
| Simile | A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as. |
| Consonance | correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds. |
| Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions. |
| Rhyme | identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse. |
| Onomatopeia | the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. |
| Imagery | the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively. |
| Cliche | a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. |
| Allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. |
| Rhythm | movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like . |
| Free Verse | verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern. |
| Symbol | something used for or regarded as representing something. |
| Tone | any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones. |
| Alliteration | the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration), as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable. |
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