Subject terminology

• enjambement: the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
• metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
• personification: the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
• syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
• alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together
• anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses or sentences