Poetry Key Terms simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things

without using like or as repetition | using a word or phrase more than once alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words rhyme | refers to the repetition of similar sounds occurring at determined, or regular, intervals rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymed words onomatopoeia | words that make sounds imagery | a description that appeals to one of the five senses. tone | the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or the character. personification | giving nonhuman things human characteristics