Metaphor, A direct comparison without using like, as, or than, Hyperbole, An overstatement or exaggeration used for effect, Alliteration, The repetition of initial consonant sounds, Enjambment, A formal division of lines in a poem; considered a unit (like a paragraph), Personification, Giving nonhuman subject (object, animal, something in nature, a feeling, etc.) human characteristics, stanza, Use of words that imitate the sound of the thing the word refers to, Repetition, Use of any element of language (sound, word, phrase, sentence, etc.) more than once, Free verse, Poetry not written with a regular rhyme scheme or a regular meter, Simile, A comparison using like or as, Metaphor., “Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, to how it holds you to a place.” – Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever, Repetition., “Rosaleen climbed in, sliding over on the seat. I moved after her, sliding as she slid, sitting as she sat.” – Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees, Alliteration., “The world was silent, the seas were asleep.” – Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, Metaphor.., “Cath felt like she was swimming in words. Drowning in them, sometimes.” – Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl, Hyperbole., "It would have taken a lumberjack ten minutes to cut down all the trees in Kansas" - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, Personification., "Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know." - Yann Martel, Life of Pi.

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