Alliteration
repeating the first letter in a few words eg. Sweet soft strawberries
Metaphor
Symbolises something else on prison of two things without using like?
Simile
A comparison of two things using like or as
Rhyme
Two words sound the same alike for more
Rhythm
The beat of a poem
Personification
Giving human traits to something not human eg. an object
Sibilance
Repetition of ‘s’ sounds eg. Sally sells sea shells on the Sea Shore
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds. Eg, scOOps and hOOps
Repetition
When words are repeated for emphasis
Onomatopoeia
When words sound like their meaning. Eg, crash, bang, boom
Enjambment
Run on lines. The continuation of a sentence
Elegy
Poem dedicated to a dead person
Theme
What the poem is about (genre/subject)
Imagery
Something detailed that helps us imagine what’s being described (images created by words in the poem)
