Caesura - A stop or break in the middle of a line of poetry., Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words in a sentence or poem., Persona - The “character” who narrates a poem (not to be confused with the author)., Simile - A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as", Enjambment - A run-on line in poetry, where one line continues into the next without any punctuation between them., Allusion - A deliberate reference to a person, object or idea beyond the text (from real life or another literary text)., Refrain - A phrase, line, or lines repeated at intervals during a poem, especially at the close of a stanza., Personification - An inanimate object or concept is given human characteristics or feelings., Sibilance - The repetition of “s”, “z” or “sh” sounds in words in the same sentence or poem., Juxtaposition - Two opposing ideas or terms are placed together for the effect created by contrasting them., Anaphora - The repetition of words or structures at the beginning of successive lines., Apostrophe - The direct address of an imaginary person or an abstract idea., Consonance - The repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, with a change in the intervening vowel; repetition of consonants, especially at the end of stressed syllables, Connotation - The emotional ideas or tone we associate with different words., Symbol - A word or an image that signifies something other than what it represents, with multiple meanings and connotations, Metaphor - a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, without using "like" or "as",

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