Prose- writing or speaking in the normal or ordinary form; it is arranged in sentences and paragraphs

Poetry- a piece of literature written in meter or verse

Literal- the standard meaning of a word

Figurative- departure from a standard meaning of a word to achieve special meaning or effect

Hyperbole- great exaggeration used to emphasize strong feeling

Simile- a comparison of one thing to another using like or as

Metaphor- a figure of speech which a person, idea, or object it imaginatively transformed.

Personification- granting human attributes to things that are not human

Rhythm- patterns of stressed or unstressed sounds on a line of poetry

Alliteration- the repititi on of constant sounds

Onoponopeia- a word whose sound imitates the actual sound to wich it refers

Imagery- use of concrete details that appeal to five senses

Cacaphony- a succession of harsh, jolting sounds

Euphony- a succession of smooth, harmonious sounds

Assonance- the repitition of vowel sounds followed by unlike constant sounds

Rhyme- the repitition of word ending sounds

Rhyme sceme- the pattern of rhymes in stanza or poem

Internal rhyme- occurs within a line

End rhyme- comes at end of line

Repitition- occur over and over again

Verse-one line of poetry

Stanza-a grouping of thi lines in a peopm

Refrain-a word, phrase' line or groups of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza