assigning human characteristics to an object that is not alive

vivid details provided by the author to help the reader imagine a scene

repetition of consonant sounds

repetition of vowel sounds

repetition of phrases at the beginnings of lines throughout a text, usually a poem or a speech

(We will . . . We will . . . We will . . . )

rhyming words that appear at the end of a line, usually in a poem or a speech

the emotional feeling or idea associated with a word

a reference to something well-known in a particular culture, usually in religion, history, art

Rhyme that occurs with words having similar vowel sounds and consonant sounds within the line, not at the end of the line of a poem or speech.

The author’s opinion about the topic in a poem or speech or any text that is obvious through the author’s word choice, sentence structure, and descriptions.