English

• Alliteration


  The sounds of words where words begin with the same letter or sound
• Alliteration


  • Of many men whom I am, whom we are

  When everything seems to be set
• Assonance


  The sounds of words where words have similar vowel sounds
• Assonance


  • At other times, I am asleep among

  distinguished people

  an arsonist burst on the same scene
• Consonance


  The sounds of words where words have similar consonant sounds
• Consonance


  • an arsonist bursts on the scene

  instead of the fireman I summon
• Rhyme


  The sounds of words where words end with the same sound
• Rhyme


  • nor how many I am or will be

  And summon the real me
• Rhyme scheme


  The rhyming pattern in a stanza or a poem, usually written as AABB or ABAB CDCD
• Rhyme scheme


  • My Bouquet

  Some days I sing, some days I cry. A

  My soul's the one determines why. A

  Sometimes it laughs, sometimes it mourns. B

  On my bouquet are many thorns. B

  Wake up each day, face a dark cloud. C

  My happiness wrapped in a shroud. C

  The day begins; to me it scorns. B

  On my bouquet are many thorns. B

  Lay down my head, dark nights begun. D

  With the sad setting of the sun. D

  From all my sorrows my heart mourns. B

  On my bouquet are many thorns. B
• Irony


  When the meaning of words is the opposite of their usual meaning
• Irony


  • and when I look for my brave self,

  a coward unknown to me

  rushes to cover my skeleton

  with a thousand fine excuses.
• Hyperbole


  • I die with envy of them.

  I'm dying of thirst.

  I will love you forever.
• Imagery


  The use of words to create vivid sensory experiences for the reader
• Imagery


  • Sight: When a descent house catches a fire

  Smell: The stink of the casual

  Hearing: The buzzing sound of the bee

  Touch: The breeze of the morning dew

  Taste: The sour taste of lemon
• Symbol


  • Geography symbolizes the complexity of one's personality.