The reason why the author wrote a piece of literature.

It is the poet's thoughts and feelings about the subject matter.

The feelings or emotions evoked from the reader.

An idea expressed in a poem, usually a universal value contained in the text.

A direct comparison between two ideas or things.

e.g. Life is a rollercoaster

Involves comparison between two ideas or things that uses "as" or "like".

It makes use of the words beginning with the same consonant sounds.

e.g. silent, seas

This entails the use of words that imitate the sounds they represent.

e.g. hiss, buzz

It involves the use of words that end with the same or similar sounds at the end of two lines or more in a poem.