rhyme - close similarity in the final sounds of two or more words or lines of verse e.g. The Cat on the hat sat on a mat., tone - style or manner of expression e.g. joyful, sad , metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase meaning one kind of object or idea is used in place of another e.g. She has the heart of a lion., simile - a figure of speech in which things different in kind or quality are compared by the use of the word like or as (as in eyes like stars) , onomatopoeia - the use of words whose sound suggests the sense e.g. bam, bang, boing, repetition - something repeated e.g. "The old man walked down the street, down the street, down the street"., alliteration - the repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words e.g. wild and woolly, rhetorical question - a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer, assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds but not consonants in words e.g. Try to light the fire. , rhythm - a flow of rising and falling sounds in language that is produced in verse by a regular repeating of stressed and unstressed syllables e.g. Tyger, Tyger, burning bright, , personification - the representation of a thing or idea as a person or by the human form e.g. The wind is whispering outside. , imagery - language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes e.g. My head is pounding like a drum. , symbolism - a system of symbols or representations e.g. Some say the world will end in fire.  , hyperbole - extravagant exaggeration used to emphasise a point e.g. I have a million things to do!,

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