word pictures created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions

poem paragraph/groups of lines in a poem

same ending sounds of words

extreme exaggeration

repetition of the same beginning sound of words

direct comparison between two things (NOT using like or as)

words that appeal to the sight, hearing, smell, taste, and/or touch

pattern of rhymes used in a poem

comparison between two things using like or as

words that nearly rhyme

words that imitate the sound described

giving human qualities to objects or animals

no recognizable rhyme scheme

What is the rhyme scheme for a limerick?