The author's choice of words.

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words, usually close together in a line of poetry. It's not always the same letter, but use the same sound.

The author's use of words that appeal to the senses (sight, smell, sound, touch, taste).

The repetition of vowel sounds within the words of a line of poetry, often to form an internal rhyme.

Images created by the author's use of descriptive words that reveal character, reinforce theme, reinforce tone, or other reasons.

The use of metaphors, similes, idioms, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, etc. to modify the denotative meaning of words with connotation.

The author's attitude or feeling about the subject. It is influenced by the author's diction, or choice of words.

A main idea or an underlying meaning of a poem that may be stated directly or indirectly.

The similar or identical sounds at the ends of words that appear close to each other.

A grouping of lines forming a unit, like a paragraph in prose.

The name of a literary work, often conveying some significance or meaning about the text.

The author's use of words that convey emotion or feelings in the reader.

A pattern of ending rhymes, usually identified with letters of the alphabet.

A group of words, not necessarily in a sentence.

A unit of rhythm that has regular beats.

The pattern of beats created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.