a comparison between two objects for the purpose of describing one of them; a metaphor states that the one object is the other
Metaphor
is giving inanimate objects or abstract ideas human qualities or actions; making non-human things appear as human
Personification
an extended narrative poem, with heroic subject matter and theme, and exalted tone
Epic
close repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
the use of words with similar sounds in poetry, usually but not always at the ends of lines
Rhyme
a group of lines in a poem divided off from the others. Each stanza is usually the same number of lines in length
Stanza
an author’s choice and use of words; his vocabulary
Diction