POETIC TERMINOLOGY

4. The repetition of a word or sound to create imagery or develop a style.
5. A repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry
6. Repetition of consonant sounds in a short sequence of words
7. A figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates the sound it is describing
9. Repetition of the first consonant of successive words for emphasis.
11. The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line
13. The creation of images using words

1. The attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.
2. A writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and precision
3. Makes a comparison between two unlike things, using the words 'like' 'as' or 'than'.
8. The implied comparison where one thing is said to be another.
9. A resemblance of sounds, particularly the repetition of vowel sounds.
10. The actual sound that results from a line of poetry.
12. One or more lines that make up the basic units of a poem - separated from each other by spacing.