Poetry Techniques

Alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds

Repetition

repeated use of sounds, words, or phrases for effect

Onomatopoeia

words that sound like what they mean

Rhyme

word endings that sound alike

Personification

giving human qualities to non-human things

Simile

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Metaphor

comparing two things without using like or as and saying something is something else