Poetic and Rhetorical Review

An exaggerated statement meant to emphasize a point.

Using visually descriptive language.

A comparison between two things using like or as.

A comparison between two things with partial similarity.

The occurrence of the same first letter or sound in closeby words.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Giving human qualities to a non-human object.

A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

The repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two or more words.

The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.